tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73948957659008271472024-03-13T13:07:41.574+08:00badmonkeyfatpigIt's all about us...badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-33689805289987931112015-01-17T10:54:00.000+08:002015-01-17T10:54:15.363+08:00Happy 1st birthday Isabel!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Wow, Isabel is close to 2 years old already and i just noticed that i did not blogged about her 1st birthday...</div>
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This blog post is one year late, but better late than never. at least i can look back this post in the future.</div>
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lets see how much can i remember...</div>
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The above was taken on her exact birthday. since it was a working day, we just had a small cake for her after i came back from work.</div>
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she got hooked on blowing candles on birthday cakes ever since. haha...</div>
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she do loved her cake!but we only allowed her to have small bits of it</div>
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And of course, her birthday present. a book from Fatpig's colleague. Winnie the Pooh was Isabel's obsession back then.</div>
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On the same weekend, we had a bigger birthday party for her. but unfortunately, that morning the whole nation was filled with the news of the disappearance of MH370...</div>
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We were kept busy the whole day preparing for the birthday party. Fatpig baked a cake with the shape of Pooh, some cupcakes (forgot to take photos of it though)</div>
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and also made some gift packs to other kid who came on that day.<br />
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Not to mention, she sourrced around for balloons and helium gas for this occasion.<br />
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as for me, what did i do? nothing much. hahaha. Just kept an eye on the tent staff and also the caterer. and also helped around whenever i was needed...<br />
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decorated a small birthday corner near the entrance<br />
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Invited families and friends and also neighbours for this occasion too!<br />
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Got a large bunch of kids to sign her a birthday song too! And by now, Isabel is now an expert in candle blowing. haha.<br />
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There will be more birthdays to come yo!badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-47000774886969546912014-10-12T15:36:00.000+08:002014-10-12T15:36:30.635+08:00a busy day at the office<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Or so it seems... enjoying playing the keyboard at her mom's workstation<br />
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From what I observed, she is definitely not the type who can sit still. I think office desk bound job will not be her choice in the future. Haha.badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-89984924209150907332014-08-09T11:39:00.000+08:002014-09-14T11:43:23.284+08:00madras lane curry mee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've never been to madras lane for its famed chee cheung fun, yong tau foo or curry mee. But one thing is for sure, the curry mee gets a C from me coz it is almost tasteless. I've tasted better ones.<br />
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Next time I shall try the other two dishes. Hope they don't dissappoint me.badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-39116994950018753812014-08-01T11:02:00.000+08:002014-09-14T11:19:35.575+08:00Port Dickson 26.07.14 - 28.07.14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
During the raya holidays, we went for a short trip with my in-laws to PD.</div>
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But the in-laws are going a day later. With a spare free day for us, we planned to make a pit stop to melaka on the way to PD since there won't be much things to do in PD anyway.<br />
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Driving to melaka during holidays us akin to suicide but lucky for us, the highway wasn't that jam on that day. We managed to reach in 2 hours though.<br />
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But melaka as usual was freaking hot and we're super hungry as we skipped breakfast. Planned to make a pit stop in seremban for breakfast but decided to give it a miss as it was jam in the seremban exit.<br />
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Being a long holiday, all the famous eateries were queuing will tourist. It was only after a while we managed to find a nyonya restaurant. And we only have an hour to eat as they are expecting a group of tourists too. No choice, eat lah! Isabel's was sweating from top down!<br />
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Got our ass up once we are full and we went for a walk. Got to know there's a new attraction in jonker street. Mamee house. More like a cafe though. Seems isabel liked mamee monster a lot, hugging it non stop. </div>
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Next we went to the obligatory stadhuys. Melaka is not complete without going there huh?<br />
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Hello kitty thishaws seems to be the craze in melaka these days I guess. Most of it are adorned with hello kitty.<br />
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The weather is so hot that we left for PD after a cendol and a short walk. Isabel can't stand the heat anyway. Previously, wife and I would continue walking till we literally drop!<br />
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After another hour drive, we had finally arrive our destination, Regency Tanjung Tuan.<br />
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Isabel checking the around the apartment upon arriving.<br />
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For those who never been to this apartment, let me just tell you, don't bother staying there. There's no hot shower, the tv doesn't work. the air conditioning for our master bedroom doesn't work and when we called the receptionist on that matter, it took the technician almost 2 hour to arrive. and yet he failed to repair it. TWICE. We don't even bother to get him to adjust the TV. And the toilet are dirty too. It took the hotel more than 10 room service staff to clean an apartment but yet the apartment are not clean... We thought of changing the apartment but we decided not to due to certain reasons.<br />
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I have nothing to say if the apartment is rm300 per night. But no, it is rm600 per night, so I think we deserved more than that.<br />
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Enough ranting about the lousy stay. At least the dinner for our first night is something to be happy about.<br />
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Mother and daughter were busy checking on what to eat.<br />
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We decided to have Mexican food that night, something not associated with PD at all. The restaurant, El Cactus serves delicious Mexican cuisine at reasonable price. One thing though, remember to put on mosquito repellant as while you enjoy your quesadillas and tacos, the misquote will be having a feast on your legs!<br />
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We retire early after dinner as we were dead tired after the first day.<br />
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The next morning, we went to another popular breakfast place, PD Eating Point.<br />
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The place serves pork-free every day breakfast fare. You get the usual wan tan mee, English breakfast, noodles and nasi lemak all pork free. The food is normal to us but the staff are quite friendly. Price is a bit on the high side though.<br />
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With time to spare while waiting for in-laws to arrive, we decided to go to PD Waterfront for a stroll.<br />
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I find this place quite nice. There's no beach for you to play water but there's quite a number of cafes and eateries for you to hang out. You can relax in Starbucks or McDonald's located in front of the sea. Nice...</div>
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Well, in-laws reached not long after that and it is time for lunch. We had no idea what to have for lunch but ended up settling for banana leaf rice. I don't remember the name of the place but it is packed! There's two banana leaf rice restaurant in a same row of shops but both are full house. I guess maybe Indian food are limited in PD.</div>
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After a short rest, it is Isabel's favourite time. After her vacation in Langkawi, she seems to like swimming very much. And there she was, swimming unassisted with only a float on her hands. Even the lifeguard was impressed! </div>
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Yeah, we found a table the moment we walked in. But the place was so busy that the staff can't found the time to clean our table or take our order. Instead, we have to walk to the waiter to tell him our order. That is not the end of it though. The food took an hour to arrive. By the time it arrived, it was around 9.30pm. And Isabel had fell asleep by then. Food was so-so but we were not complaining as we were so hungry at that time.</div>
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This is the thing we are looking for, Lucky King Bun in Lukut. Basically it is a curry chicken wrapped in a big bun. No photo of it opened coz our photography skills sucks. The price for it us quite reasonable (forgot the price though) and you can choose a few other flavours too. We choose curry and Dong Po combination. Taste good especually the curry flavour. The queue will be very long especially during long holidays. So the trick is to go to the back of the shop to buy it! We accidentally found about this trick as our gps led us the wrong way earlier. Talk about blessing in disguise!</div>
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It's a big day for my ex-roomate and a fellow blogger. Wish him a happy married life for him in years to come!badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-74629933679088330932014-07-12T16:12:00.001+08:002014-08-19T15:38:12.421+08:00Isabel's first haircut at salon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it's not really her first time as she went for her hair shaving in salon when she was in her first month. But then again shaving is totally a different thing from cutting, right?</div>
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What a surprise. Isabel willingly let the hairdresser cut her hair today! The last time we tried to cut her hair ourselves, she was crying as if we were slaughtering chicken.</div>
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I guess she only wants her hair cut by a professional hairdresser. Hmm...</div>
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The end result of her. A total coconut shell hair style. All Asian kids will have this time at one point of their childhood. Hahaha. </div>
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we sort of cheated as we made these one week earlier. Half a day of hard labour for making these delicious buggers! Thanks to the wife yo!</div>
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Happy dumpling festival to all!</div>
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Having only less than an hour of nap and going out almost a day, isabel had KO'ed on her car seat. Haha.</div>
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badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-17964114111643968162014-04-16T07:05:00.000+08:002014-06-01T07:35:17.203+08:00Langkawi trip afterthoughts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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those carefree days when going to a vacation means just having to bring a few shirts and underwear (at least for me) are over. Now with a daughter tagging along, it will never be the same.<br />
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Now, if my wife can cram the whole house in the luggage, I'm sure she will definitely do it.<br />
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For this maiden trip with our girl, it has been a very blur kind of trip from the moment we leave our house.<br />
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Last time when we are in a vacation, we will were always on the move. We will only return to the hotel at night. Now, we get so tired easily from bringing the baby along that we need to return to the hotel after a few hours. Plus she need to have her short nap too.<br />
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During this short trip, we had lost our daughter's cap during the cable car ride and also her pacifier on the last day. If we stayed any longer, I have to idea what else will be lost. Haha.<br />
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But I guess all this small problem is just for a short while. When she gets a little older, there will be less hassle for us. Plus, nothing makes us happier than bringing our daughter together for a short family vacation.<br />
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We will have more vacation to go!badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-21228455330314138542014-04-15T15:36:00.001+08:002014-04-15T15:36:17.826+08:00Pulau Langkawi (10.04.14 - 12.04.2014) - Part 2going to merge day 2 and 3 as there was nothing much on the final day of the vacation :)<br />
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second day, i woke up with a great muscle pain on my right calf. this must be due to the the all the carrying and 7 hours of walking a day before the Langkawi trip (no joke). but it is not a big problem and we proceed with our trip anyway.<br />
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Isabel waking up feeling refreshed and getting ready for the next destination.<br />
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Queuing up for cable car. Isabel was very excited when she saw the cable car. i was freaked out on the thought of sitting in a glass compartment which hangs only on a cable going up high.<br />
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taking an photo on the viewing platform. and this is only a pit stop, mind you. there is a skybridge on this level too but it has been closed for maintenance for many years. pfft!<br />
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since we have no plans for the day, i decided to take the longer route to Kuah town. and boy, that was a real petrol waster route. nothing much to see on that one hour journey as we mostly pass by villages and hills, not much seaside to see though.<br />
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had a great Thai food at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Restaurant_Review-g298283-d948685-Reviews-Wan_Thai-Langkawi_Langkawi_District_Kedah.html">Wan Thai</a>. food was really great and the price is reasonable too. too bad no photos as we were famished at that time.<br />
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after lunch, it is off to some chocolate price survey at the town and back to another session of power nap and a dip in the swimming pool again...<br />
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the plan for the night is to drive back to kuah town after the nap for a dinner at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Restaurant_Review-g1096277-d4090963-Reviews-Teo_Seafood_Restaurant-Kuah_Langkawi_Langkawi_District_Kedah.html">Teo Seafood Restaurant</a> as we read about the rave reviews there and then stroll at the Eagle Square to have the obligatory photo with the big eagle there.<br />
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but turns out is is not a good idea to drive from Cenang to Kuah at night. the road was dark, creepy and there was not much car. but we still drive there nevertheless. reached the restaurant and we see a large crowd there. we decided to skip this and also the eagle square and return to the hotel right away...<br />
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the 17km journey feels like eternity. moral of the story, not going to drive that stretch of road at night next time. too creepy. the hair at the back of my neck were standing at that time. huhuhu...<br />
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as for the eagle square, next time then!<br />
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dinner was spend tapau-ing food from the malay restaurant next to our hotel. not bad though.<br />
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it's been a short and tiring vacation but it's been a great one. and i know there will be more fun vacation to come. this is only the beginning!badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-70642726768490802272014-04-15T14:07:00.000+08:002014-04-15T14:07:33.785+08:00Pulau Langkawi (10.04.14 - 12.04.2014) - Part 1it's been almost two years since we actually went on a vacation. there weren't any vacation for both of us last year due to arrival of Isabel.<br />
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but this year onwards, we will have to include our daughter along for vacation! and so, we decided to have a pilot test for her by bringing her to langkawi by flight.<br />
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and boy, bringing a baby along for a vacation is really a different level of game. i'll post about it when i don't feel lazy in the future...<br />
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in fact, the chaos started the moment i stepped out of our home. noticed that i wore a different flip flops? i only noticed that when we reached the airport. haha.<br />
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fortunately, Isabel adapted well to the flight. gave her a pacifier (to ease her ear pressure) and some kiddy videos in the phone, she is an angel throughout the 1 hour journey<br />
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the distance from the airport to our hotel in Pantai Cenang area was less than 30minute. we chose <a href="http://www.favehotels.com/hotellist/eng/16/favehotel-cenang-beach">Favehotel</a>, nice, clean and cheap hotel which fulfills our requirement for a family trip. bought a 3D2N pacakage (2 days breakfast included) with a Myvi auto for RM490 in Matta fair. quite a bargain right?<br />
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Isabel hogging the bed the moment we reached the hotel!<br />
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after a brief rest, we wasted no time for our next destination, the <a href="http://www.underwaterworldlangkawi.com.my/indexmenu.html">Underwater World Langkawi</a>. entrance fee is not cheap , RM30 for an adult (with Mykad), but i think it is worth it.<br />
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upon entering, we are greeted by various birds which are not restricted in cage. the birds are free to fly freely in that area.be sure to lookout for the parrot that can greet hello!<br />
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seals are swimming behind us. don't let Isabel's moody face deceive you. she was in fact very exicted and was screaming around excitedly although she was a bit scared of certain big fish and don't dare to tough the aquarium! haha.<br />
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and the main attraction there, the penguins! everyone was excited as it was their feeding time too! don't miss this and make sure to check the feeding time beforehand. i've forgotten the time, i think it is around 2.30pm.<br />
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other than penguin feeding, there was also another feeding time at 3.30pm where the divers will be in the aquarium to feed the fishes. damn, the fishes are so pampered here.<br />
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decided to 'dump' her to sit in front of the aquarium as my body was aching from all the carrying (nope, we did not bring a stroller along).<br />
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once we were done with the Underwater World, we were back for a power nap. once Isabel is refreshed, off we go to the hotel swimming pool!<br />
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the kiddy pool is slightly deep than an average baby. so we have to hold her while she splashes happily in the pool. so happy that she cried when we carried away her away from the pool later on.<br />
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i'm sure she will be tall enough to play on her own in the kiddy pool the next time we come back to this hotel!<br />
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dinner time, we were thinking of what to eat, at first we we thinking of having our dinner at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Restaurant_Review-g1096282-d1160218-Reviews-Orkid_Ria_Seafood_Restaurant-Pantai_Cenang_Langkawi_Langkawi_District_Kedah.html">Orkid Ria</a> (maybe next time) but we went to <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Restaurant_Review-g1096282-d4953477-Reviews-Little_Mexican_Restaurant-Pantai_Cenang_Langkawi_Langkawi_District_Kedah.html">Little Mexican</a> instead. taste not bad but the portion is quite small though.<br />
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at first we planned to go to the pasar malam nearby but we decided to give it a miss as it is just like other malay pasar malam that we have frequesnted before. so we decided to walk along the pantai cenang area.<br />
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we were dead tired that night. and to think of it, we only spend less than 12 hours in Langkawi...badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-10123572237851352642013-10-08T22:48:00.001+08:002013-10-08T22:48:37.911+08:00Scare of our life!<p dir=ltr>Isabel was coughing non stop a few weeks ago with flu and slight fever. No thanks to us. After a visit to the doctor, all was well again.</p>
<p dir=ltr>But when she was 7month old a few days ago, she got us worried sick by falling of her bed. Due to our carelessness of not putting a pillow beside her, she rolled and thump!!! The next thing is her yelling and crying.</p>
<p dir=ltr>It was 1.30am back then and I was at the living room watching tv (more like the tv watching me as I had already fell asleep). The moment we heard her cry, we jumped to our feet and check her out. The next 1hour we spend checking if she is injured or not and also to soothe her to sleep.</p>
<p dir=ltr>The biggest worry is whether it will affect her brain or not. Spent the night checking the internet amd called up doctor the next day to confirm.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Thank goodness all is well and our daughter is now as naughty as always!</p>
badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-1372152760570754452013-07-17T08:39:00.002+08:002013-07-17T08:44:10.173+08:00Baby on Board! (Part 3) –Things not to do during pregnancy<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Chinese beliefs we should not move our house furniture during the pregnancy period. This is because moving the furniture (especially your bed) might ‘move’ the foetus position a.k.a. miscarriage.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Do not renovate the house during pregnancy. As again, it will result in miscarriage.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Medical explanation:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> Pregnant women should avoid paint, thinner, dust and other subtances because inhaling too much of them can cause in miscarriage, birth defect and learning problem in child. For more information please click </span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-safe-to-paint-or-be-around-paint-fumes-during-pregnanc_9484.bc"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></div>
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3. Pregnant ladies are also advised not to announce to people (other than immediate family members) that they pregnant until she is at least on her 12th week. This is because they belief that baby might be angry or they call it ‘siu hei’ in Cantonese thus having the risk of losing the baby.<br />
<strong>Medical explanation:</strong> or more towards logical explanation, the foetal is not stable in the first trimester and the risk of miscarriage is high during the first trimester. So to avoid disappointment, it is better not to inform anyone about the good news until the foetus is stable.<br />
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4. I found this new thing from this particular site where I think is quite interesting. It says that a pregnant lady should avoid sitting on a newly wedded couple’s bed if she attends their wedding. As this will make the couple not able to have child as much year as how many months the pregnant lady is. For example, if the pregnant lady is 5 months pregnant, then the couple will not be able to have child for 5 years. For more information, you may read <a href="http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2011/04/dos-and-don%E2%80%99ts-for-a-chinese-mother-to-be/">here</a>. <br />
<strong>Medical Explanation:</strong> could not find anything scientific to back this one up though. And of course I did not try this, I do not want to get the blame if the couple really are not able to have baby for years, do I? :P<br />
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5. Please also take note that smoking is a big NO NO during pregnancy. Cigarettes increase the risk of babies having a low birth weight, being born prematurely and/or with respiratory problems, and maternal smoking is linked to miscarriage and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). <br />
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p/s: if you did notice, I did not put any Indian’s believe for pregnant women in my post because I have NO IDEA anything about it. LOL!<br />
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badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-14526845569305174432013-07-11T08:51:00.000+08:002013-07-11T08:51:31.862+08:00Baby on Board! (Part 2) – Food to avoid during pregnancy<span style="font-size: small;">Many woman worries a lot about how the fetus is developing in their womb throughout pregnancy and I’m not spared from the group. It’s very normal to have this type of feeling since we can’t actually see what’s happening inside. And so to minimize that worry and anxiety, I refer to some of the websites which are quite good in informing us on how the fetus is developing week by week and what mothers should do to take care of themselves during that period. One of my favorite site is baby-gaga : <a href="http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/calendar/">http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/calendar/ </a>. They also provide parenting guidelines for infant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Being a first time expecting mom, expect to get loads of ‘advises’ from everyone you know. They will come with a list of things that you SHOULD NOT EAT, SHOULD NOT DO and the list goes on… In my case, I was expected to follow both the Chinese and Indian ‘rules’. Which of course… I did not. LOL. That’s because I was actually advised by my Gynea that I might end up eating nothing if I need to follow both… :s </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Below is the SHOULD NOT EAT list that I was told to follow and what it says medically: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. The Chinese beliefs that one should not eat raw (seafood sashimi or not fully cooked meat such as beef) during pregnancy.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Medical explanation:</b> it’s not that raw seafood and half cooked meat is dangerous to pregnant lady. But it may easily get contaminated by growing bacteria which will then make a pregnant lady feel ill because pregnant woman’s immune system is lower during pregnancy so that our body will not attack out growing fetus. Please also take note that illnesses due to food poisoning could lead to minor problems such as flu and diarrhea or as serious that can cause miscarriage or other foetal damage. Click <a href="http://www.babycenter.com/406_is-it-safe-to-eat-sushi-while-pregnant_1245280.bc">here</a> for more info.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. Chinese also says to prevent taking orange fruit during pregnant as it will result in too much phlegm in the baby when she is born.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Medical explanation:</b> no harm in taking oranges during pregnancy as long as it’s in moderation as orange juice has got a lot of Vitamin C and Folic acid that a pregnant lady need to get energy from where as Folic acid is important for foetal growth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. Chinese beliefs that talking mutton or lamb during pregnancy will cause the baby to have <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm">seizures</a> in future.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Medical explanation:</b> I could not find any sites supporting the above. But, to eat lamb or mutton, we must make sure it’s fully cooked and not rare or medium well. Refer item number 1 (on top) for explanation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. Prevent cold drink and food such as ice cream is a common advice during pregnancy. Chinese beliefs that if a pregnant lady have too much cold water and cold food, she will affect the baby’s respiratory system where the baby might have a weak respiratory system when he/she is born.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Medical Explanation:</b> I was told by my gynea, it is ok to drink cold water, because our body is so hot that by the time the ‘cold’ water reach my tummy, it has already became room temperature. :P But of course I only started taking cold water after my 12th week.. making sure that the fetus is stable 1st. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are so many more things that I have been told not to eat but I could not think at the back of my head right now. But I think the list above is good enough to make the pregnancy duration miserable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Other things that are <b>medically proven that pregnant lady should
avoid</b> are:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span>1.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Deli products</b> - as it is
normally taken out from the fridge and eaten cold. This is when all the
bacteria have already been residing on the Deli meat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span>2.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Some types of cheese normally
soft cheese</b> – for the above same reason because they may be unpasteurized and
contaminated with listeria -- bacteria that can trigger food poisoning.
Unpasteurized milk will have the same effect too. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span>3.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Raw eggs (including homemade
mayos)</b> – they <span> </span>also contain high level of
listeria </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span>4.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b>
</b></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Caffeine</b> drinks such as coffee
and colas. Too much can increase the risk of miscarriage.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span>5.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Alcohol</b> is also a big NO NO
because alcohol can go to the baby almost immediately as it crosses the
placenta. Baby will have risk of </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/Other%20things%20that%20are%20medically%20proven%20that%20pregnant%20lady%20should%20avoid%20are:%201.Deli%20products%20-%20as%20it%20is%20normally%20taken%20out%20from%20the%20fridge%20and%20eaten%20cold.%20This%20is%20when%20all%20the%20bacteria%20have%20already%20been%20residing%20on%20the%20Deli%20meat.%202.Some%20types%20of%20cheese%20normally%20soft%20cheese%20%E2%80%93%20for%20the%20above%20same%20reason%20because%20they%20may%20be%20unpasteurized%20and%20contaminated%20with%20listeria%20--%20bacteria%20that%20can%20trigger%20food%20poisoning.%20Unpasteurized%20milk%20will%20have%20the%20same%20effect%20too.%20%203.Raw%20eggs%20(including%20homemade%20mayos)%20%E2%80%93%20they%20%20also%20contain%20high%20level%20of%20listeria%20%204.Caffeine%20drinks%20such%20as%20coffee%20and%20colas.%20Too%20much%20can%20increase%20the%20risk%20of%20miscarriage.%205.Alcohol%20is%20also%20a%20big%20NO%20NO%20because%20alcohol%20can%20go%20to%20the%20baby%20almost%20immediately%20as%20it%20crosses%20the%20placenta.%20Baby%20will%20have%20risk%20of%20fetal%20alcohol%20spectrum%20disorder.%20For%20more%20info,%20click%20here."><span lang="EN-MY"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">fetal alcohol spectrum disorder</span></span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">For more info, click </span><a href="http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/nutrition/what-not-to-eat-when-pregnant/"><span lang="EN-MY"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">here</span></span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll continue with my Not To Do list on the next post. :-) </span></span></div>
<br />fatpighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199601173033555079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-31754789641968890172013-07-05T11:10:00.000+08:002013-07-05T11:10:41.942+08:00Baby on Board! (Part 1)<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It has been ages (and I mean it!) since I have blogged. :P This is because we were going through the next stage in our lives. The preparation and the arrival of our little princess! :D<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now, where should I start from? When we found out I’m pregnant? <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of course we were thrilled knowing that we will have a new arrival soon. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But the thrilled also comes with a price! Pregnancy is no easy job. At least not for me. LOL! Having to go through morning sickness, in my case is ‘anytime’ sickness and not just morning. Having to carry an additional 18kgs at the end of my pregnancy is crazy too. Yup. 18kgs is the total weight that I have ‘gained’ throughout my pregnancy. I looked like a giant mama carrying a giant ball by the time I’m due. But come to think of it, everything is worth it when you can have a new born in your arm after 10 months’ time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />fatpighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199601173033555079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-80719064695003498272013-06-30T16:08:00.001+08:002013-06-30T16:08:38.074+08:00Siem Reap (13.06.2012 – 16.06.2012)<p>after one whole day of visiting temples and ruins, seeing another temple makes us dizzy. haha!</p> <p>this post will be totally about our small excursion in Siem Reap Centre and the food!!!</p> <p>not all was done on the same day though!</p> <p>one food that aroused our curiosity is this </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ees_TlyFGWs/Uc_nA9-M8kI/AAAAAAAACj0/99UsVf3JzKE/s1600-h/C360_201206142111135.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="C360_2012-06-14-21-11-13" border="0" alt="C360_2012-06-14-21-11-13" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rLAc6Rwekxg/Uc_nBpQ9eSI/AAAAAAAACj8/uX6JlCvtARM/C360_20120614211113_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>what’s that???</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-f6soaEJMNNg/Uc_nCDl5WLI/AAAAAAAACkE/wTXVLTYQd5w/s1600-h/IMG_11792.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_1179" border="0" alt="IMG_1179" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-x4LTadRNORg/Uc_nCzMW6gI/AAAAAAAACkM/K66SXcXw0Ms/IMG_1179_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>it’s actually a french loaf with different condiments. simple but it’s a cheap comfort food the above is the one we got from roadside stall.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QO5QL46l0MM/Uc_nDkZ08TI/AAAAAAAACkU/p58j7oTg6ZA/s1600-h/IMG_11832.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_1183" border="0" alt="IMG_1183" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-W__tCJTPZG8/Uc_nECQ0e1I/AAAAAAAACkc/LwqyStzCE40/IMG_1183_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>one from our hotel. each place offers different condiments, but the main thing will be minced meat, ham, pickled cucumber and chillies. put everything into the bread, and then you gobble it up! oh yum!</p> <p>same thing cannot be said for it’s noodle.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZGPqXygR5vc/Uc_nEz3XPEI/AAAAAAAACkk/8XNC96_frFk/s1600-h/IMAG06472.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMAG0647" border="0" alt="IMAG0647" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OQqaN6f2iE0/Uc_nGNkBiQI/AAAAAAAACks/QfRyd7qNB6Q/IMAG0647_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-76jBVQJG_QQ/Uc_nGxIVdxI/AAAAAAAACk0/53q6G1L24u4/s1600-h/IMAG06462.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMAG0646" border="0" alt="IMAG0646" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eL4LcMN86fU/Uc_nHWYr5LI/AAAAAAAACk8/3rzjcGSFfBo/IMAG0646_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="378"></a> </p> <p>why lah they use instant noodles??? it’s like going to mamak stall.</p> <p>maybe we just don’t know where to find a good noodle dish.</p> <p>enough about that, let’s go to the town!</p> <p>not enough cash while shopping around the town area? fret not, for there are 3 major Malaysian bank in the town!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a3KcjhkNJFQ/Uc_nIYCDlWI/AAAAAAAAClE/fMfvtou2g2Y/s1600-h/IMG_11842.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_1184" border="0" alt="IMG_1184" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eR3upLXSwIs/Uc_nIzHz0NI/AAAAAAAAClM/zywTgPHXPkg/IMG_1184_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3sK3Q5X0XAc/Uc_nJqIRFkI/AAAAAAAAClU/0_UwqN5jas4/s1600-h/IMG_11862.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_1186" border="0" alt="IMG_1186" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EdFyPF0MdN4/Uc_nKAWgxvI/AAAAAAAAClc/JG5KOBUXHIs/IMG_1186_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RX4GM_8BpGE/Uc_nK3Ou2hI/AAAAAAAAClk/RYa0c6gDz5c/s1600-h/IMG_11872.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_1187" border="0" alt="IMG_1187" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8GCcyCcgaPo/Uc_nLnxON8I/AAAAAAAACls/J7LvgEZGk1Y/IMG_1187_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378"></a></p> <p>just make sure you have their account AND enough money in that account though. haha!</p> <p>although Cambodia has the same climate as Malaysia, the heat can sometimes be unbearable! that’s why an ice cream joint can be a blessing!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7vNW2U46ilI/Uc_nMABFw8I/AAAAAAAACl0/0Z-nxUNxmlI/s1600-h/IMG_1192%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1192" border="0" alt="IMG_1192" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gqxZihvkkaY/Uc_nNO8iZII/AAAAAAAACl8/1ue4MRoXs5g/IMG_1192_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a></p> <p>the blessing come under the name of The Blue Pumpkin</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nI1hixnK6mQ/Uc_nN1bneOI/AAAAAAAACmE/6PzHnQhsjxY/s1600-h/IMG_1190%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1190" border="0" alt="IMG_1190" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KbWfoF2R4gk/Uc_nOje5z3I/AAAAAAAACmM/iW2E-5yxOAA/IMG_1190_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>the best thing is that you get to lie on their sofa bed while indulging the ice cream. free Wi-Fi is provided too. in fact, you can almost find free Wi-Fi services everywhere in Siem Reap. nice…</p> <p>not knowing what to have for lunch, we just refer to our trusty Lonely Planet.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Px9AaNqHLbg/Uc_nPeQNGUI/AAAAAAAACmU/Ze0ZUz8geuk/s1600-h/IMG_1214%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1214" border="0" alt="IMG_1214" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nCk-ZADZ_tU/Uc_nQHcYn1I/AAAAAAAACmc/mA-WRvnVha8/IMG_1214_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>it seems that Amok is the recommended place for lunch.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CxKllrdtmp4/Uc_nQtRVOsI/AAAAAAAACmk/bxr_P7vI5kg/s1600-h/IMG_1203%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1203" border="0" alt="IMG_1203" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tb7gV-WkTaI/Uc_nReZd2MI/AAAAAAAACms/AzjQUQx5Dv0/IMG_1203_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378"></a> </p> <p>food looks nice . but taste normal to me though.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Bm4Gtb3XPvo/Uc_nSOYXOVI/AAAAAAAACm0/HQE28ALpvKQ/s1600-h/IMG_1211%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1211" border="0" alt="IMG_1211" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZPKBMi01Uzg/Uc_nSydvYNI/AAAAAAAACm8/gwRuf5HHY2o/IMG_1211_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a></p> <p>hmm… sorbet… mango, coconut and i-forgot-what sorbet. haha!</p> <p>nothing much to do thereafter? walk to the Old Market then (Psar Chaa). it’s just like any other old market though.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DN5Dblb2oiM/Uc_nTj7Tc9I/AAAAAAAACnE/6SQNMsF8Vzc/s1600-h/IMG_1218%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1218" border="0" alt="IMG_1218" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kI6psF6Of2A/Uc_nUPlAYCI/AAAAAAAACnM/Csi-GFk7lMU/IMG_1218_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a></p> <p>clothes, bags, handicrafts</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2uAEDVbAKu8/Uc_nU9wr1WI/AAAAAAAACnU/dvAAdgTbqBQ/s1600-h/IMG_1216%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1216" border="0" alt="IMG_1216" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9MclLGxex8k/Uc_nVuar4dI/AAAAAAAACnc/Bp1hrPSPGp8/IMG_1216_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a></p> <p>spices and nuts</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Vks9DgDqkEg/Uc_nWTjFbVI/AAAAAAAACnk/awvP86yBlII/s1600-h/IMG_1219%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1219" border="0" alt="IMG_1219" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PyC8faLZXvI/Uc_nW57gwzI/AAAAAAAACns/nufZIhq8O1Y/IMG_1219_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>and of course meat and vegetables. it’s a market, remember?</p> <p>still feel hot after a day? get this :-</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uO-hUyMmmdA/Uc_nXyx9_dI/AAAAAAAACn0/iwvr9dWb_FM/s1600-h/IMAG0648%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0648" border="0" alt="IMAG0648" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WmH93-QU3qI/Uc_nYc5cW1I/AAAAAAAACn8/4z7GJTtHnvA/IMAG0648_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="378"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-waBEMh8q5-U/Uc_nZNwD_zI/AAAAAAAACoE/ObHIy8JYMYQ/s1600-h/C360_2012-06-14-14-51-08_org%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="C360_2012-06-14-14-51-08_org" border="0" alt="C360_2012-06-14-14-51-08_org" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lVUXEGaL_Po/Uc_naNDcuGI/AAAAAAAACoM/awYVIbXqQvI/C360_2012-06-14-14-51-08_org_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a></p> <p> ok, go and buy Coke if you can’t tolerate alcohol.</p> <p>remember to stay in the town area long for it’s Pub Street</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5DxBTrHok20/Uc_narauDyI/AAAAAAAACoU/XXg6qw8TgyA/s1600-h/IMG_1220%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1220" border="0" alt="IMG_1220" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ULQ3AFfdKcw/Uc_nbX0hftI/AAAAAAAACoc/5YWoVe6Ztds/IMG_1220_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Gck1hgCXOlg/Uc_nb95bG9I/AAAAAAAACok/SUWxDxmIQok/s1600-h/IMG_1222%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1222" border="0" alt="IMG_1222" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0ZpvoXbR_lk/Uc_ncr8UrqI/AAAAAAAACos/aPk3UP8dJ34/IMG_1222_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>or their never ending night market</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0acdV3YRAOA/Uc_ndTLJgOI/AAAAAAAACo0/bGVG9Ww_miY/s1600-h/IMG_1223%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1223" border="0" alt="IMG_1223" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DSNO-WTXdvU/Uc_neDj9K5I/AAAAAAAACo8/sGZbs7Zr7qI/IMG_1223_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a></p> <p></p> <p>Happy Herb Pizza. it is said that they have marijuana as one of the ingredient.but i did not try it though. maybe next time.</p> <p>on our last night in the country, we decided to splurge a bit and have a nice dinner at FCC Angkor. did not really took much photo there. but you can go the their website <a href="http://www.fcccambodia.com/angkor/angkor_kitchen.php" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8MXY2kqk-Mw/Uc_ne4SFLPI/AAAAAAAACpE/toDbzPeccPE/s1600-h/C360_2012-06-15-19-34-55%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="C360_2012-06-15-19-34-55" border="0" alt="C360_2012-06-15-19-34-55" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z1YJ51jMD1s/Uc_nfSXFP6I/AAAAAAAACpM/s9Y3rqcjjww/C360_2012-06-15-19-34-55_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>busy night they have.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6PIDTNXl-lE/Uc_ngMwm6II/AAAAAAAACpU/hZV-UyLIM84/s1600-h/IMG_1227%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1227" border="0" alt="IMG_1227" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--_zhgEFCJ1Y/Uc_ngwty-0I/AAAAAAAACpc/YwUltO7Xcw8/IMG_1227_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>turns out the food is so-so. and same goes to the service too. there goes our special dinner plan.</p> <p>all in all, it was a good trip. i would like to go again. maybe to Phnom Pneh next time. sounds like a good plan?</p> <p>*i can’t believe it took me a year to conclude this post. laziness had taken me over completely! i hope the next post will not be this long.</p> badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-78689344716003814722012-08-27T18:40:00.000+08:002012-08-26T18:44:19.918+08:00Siem Reap (13.06.2012 – 16.06.2012) – Part 2our day started very early as sunrise starts from 5.30am.<br />
first stop will be at the main attraction of this trip, Angkor Wat<br />
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but first, you’ll have to show your pass to one of the few guards here!<br />
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after around 5minutes walk, at last we reached the main building. too bad the front building was under restoration back then.<br />
anyway, back to the sunrise…<br />
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the most important thing – get a nice spot! coz the crowd is crazy… notice the carpet on the above? those belongs to creative entrepreneurs. if you want to sit on it, be prepared to buy expensive coffee or sandwiches from them!<br />
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next, frame a good shot while waiting for the sun to wake up! haha!<br />
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voila! the end result. too bad for our lousy photography skills. else, it will be a nice photo!<br />
after spending an hour or so, we proceed to the interior of the temple<br />
not going to elaborate much on the temple other than the attraction which is the Bas Relief. what it is?<br />
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the carvings on the wall are Bas Reliefs. these carvings surround the whole temple itself.<br />
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for those without a Guide to explain the events carves on the wall, we can only see a brief descriptions on the info placed on various places. just remember to follow the correct way/chronology when reading!<br />
After Angkor Wat, it’s back to the hotel for a quick breakfast. yes, we can go out of the and back to the temple area a few times as long as the pass is within the stipulated time<br />
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some noodles for breakfast where we add everything in the photo above together. not bad! taste a bit like asam laksa with lots of coconut milk.<br />
anyway, back to the Temple trip!<br />
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not really a temple here, but it’s just a gate – South Gate of Angkor Thom.<br />
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the heads lining on the side was heavily damaged and restored. can you see which one are the restored head?<br />
not far from the gate are one of my favourite temple<br />
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Bayon. where there are hundreds of faces in the temple itself!<br />
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different from your usual temple, no?<br />
next stop is the temple that max out our stamina!<br />
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Baphuon<br />
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this temple consist of a few crazy steep levels!<br />
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although the steps were steep, i am adamant to climb to the top as i was curious of what is in store for us there…<br />
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upon reaching the top, i was like WTF???!!! i risked my life just to see this??!! aih…<br />
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and the dreaded walk down…<br />
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the view at the back of the temple. can you guess what is it?<br />
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it’s an image of a reclining Buddha.<br />
after all the climbing at Baphuon, we have no more energy to climb…<br />
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imagine our horror when we saw the stairs leading up to Phimeanakas. we ended up sitting under a tree for half and hour while observing other people struggling to climb up. haha!<br />
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Terrace of Elephants. great carvings!<br />
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Terrace of Leper Kings (if i’m not mistaken). Greater carvings!<br />
by this time, we were exhausted, sweaty and hungry!!!<br />
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this photo show it all… taken in some unknown temple on the way for lunch<br />
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lunch was some simple stir fried beef. this dish cost us freaking USD5!!!<br />
Tips : be sure to bargain for every thing, especially food. due to our lousy bargaining skills, we are only able to bargain to USD4. if you are a great bargainer, try to bargain till USD1. haha!<br />
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amok. One of an Cambodian signature dish! don’t really fancy it though. too much coconut milk.<br />
after filling our stomach and getting a breather, we are ready for our next destination<br />
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Ta Keo.<br />
nothing really special about this temple though…<br />
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but the children here (and in any of the temples here) make this place an interesting place. <u>great memory</u> (don’t ever say you will come back again to buy if you don’t intend to, they will remember), <u>smart in dealing business</u> (try bargaining with them and you will know) and <u>speaks great English</u> (we had a good laugh seeing them speaking with other tourist. serious, they are good in English!)<br />
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to the top of Ta Keo.<br />
OMG was the first sentence that was uttered out of my mouth when i saw this. the Mat Salleh aunty who heard it also told me that was what she said when she saw that too! haha!<br />
the 3 of us ended up watching people climbing it instead…<br />
next stop will be the temple where the movie Tomb Raider was shot – Ta Phrom<br />
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a 15minute walk in a forest trail before we reach the main temple.<br />
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at last, we’ve reach the temple!<br />
the main attraction of this temple is that the huge trees that are grown from the temples!<br />
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come to think of it, which is the Tomb Raider tree??? haha!<br />
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some other parts of the temple which are not under restoration<br />
this will be our final temple for the day – Banteay Kdei<br />
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looks pretty normal from outside? <br />
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the interior of the temple is their intricate carvings.<br />
this is one of the tiring trip! and we are only covering small circuit (there’s a big circuit which was not covered by us).<br />
i think in order to truly enjoy the temples, 1 day will be a bit rushed! if the budget and time is not a problem, get at least a 3 day pass.<br />
next post will be about our adventures in the Siem Reap Centre!badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-64550836410785786272012-08-26T00:48:00.001+08:002012-08-26T00:48:15.423+08:00Siem Reap (13.06.2012 – 16.06.2012) – Part 1<p>This is one tiring trip. even before leaving Malaysia. Why?</p> <p>coz our flight departed on 7am. meaning check-in will be at 5am. we ended up leaving to the airport at 10pm the night before and spent the whole night there coz Tune Hotel rates were sooo high!</p> <p>luckily it was EURO 2012 season, and i ended up watching two football matches while waiting for the night to pass!</p> <p>Anyway, after 2 or 3 hours of flight, we arrived to a small resort-like airport,and then ushered to our hotel in a Tuk-Tuk. The version of tuk-tuk here is a 4-seater carriage powered by an EX5. never knew that EX5 can be so powerful.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JLqrD5V9pyk/UDkBbqddwOI/AAAAAAAACVU/hSSDUCc07No/s1600-h/IMAG0636%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0636" border="0" alt="IMAG0636" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-U2xX1-Q-EWM/UDkBdLmcGeI/AAAAAAAACVc/ZOUlM33V0xE/IMAG0636_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="378"></a> </p> <p>here’s a passenger’s view of it. it is not that powerful actually. imagine if it is carrying 4 big adults, i bet it will be crawling…</p> <p>first impression of Siem Reap? dusty and full of sand. haha!</p> <p>anyway, we checked in to an affordable hotel (thanks to Groupon!). comfortable, clean and the owners are very nice too. the only gripe is that it is quite far from Seam Reap Centre, around 30minutes walk. but it is not really a big problem for us though. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2GDtv1Bl7Ig/UDkBeTbDNUI/AAAAAAAACVk/47IW0zbNIUc/s1600-h/IMG_0784%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0784" border="0" alt="IMG_0784" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vp2nLVBztjE/UDkBf1qAAcI/AAAAAAAACVs/9BV8IQmYj4g/IMG_0784_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>the staff are nice enough to make a simple decoration to the bed knowing that it is our 1st anniversary trip!</p> <p>here’s the link to the hotel <a href="http://www.checkinn-siemreap.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</p> <p>we wasted no time upon reaching our hotel. not long after, we were off to our next destination, Cambodian Cultural Village.</p> <p>which is a total waste of our USD15 per person…</p> <p>there was nothing for us to see. so bad that we only took 3 dismal photos there. maybe because we went there too early (we went there at 10am), that’s why there were no shows yet. but then again, we don’t think we will go there even if we go to Siem Reap in the future.</p> <p>about an hour later, we were off to another destination, Angkor National Museum.</p> <p>which is a little bit better than that cultural village.</p> <p>for USD12 per person (if i remembered correctly), you will get to see and understand more about the history and what-not in the Temples of Angkor. you can say it’s like attending a crash course of Angkor’s temple before you hit the real thing. it’s a good thing if you did not bring a guide together when visiting those temples.</p> <p>if you ask me, i will save up the money for the 2 places above and use it for the pass for the Temples instead!</p> <p>feeling a little hungry, we went to the Old Market to grab some quick lunch</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3ALf3yMoLvg/UDkBhX65zwI/AAAAAAAACV0/PzIC_6Kd7Jk/s1600-h/C360_2012-06-13-12-01-26%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="C360_2012-06-13-12-01-26" border="0" alt="C360_2012-06-13-12-01-26" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-I5duDjACvf4/UDkBiSYWQWI/AAAAAAAACV8/e44WxB7mGEw/C360_2012-06-13-12-01-26_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="378"></a> </p> <p>nothing too fancy. just some simple lunch.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-C9mvwb0cXhg/UDkBj_pZU_I/AAAAAAAACWE/ACnutPQ08V8/s1600-h/IMAG0641%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0641" border="0" alt="IMAG0641" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BRgPOddXINk/UDkBlFKzk6I/AAAAAAAACWM/gRknQmt2PLQ/IMAG0641_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a></p> <p>and some roadside snack. the above is a tapioca cakes. freaking expensive. USD1 for a piece. managed to bargain it till USD0.50 though. still, it is quite pricey.</p> <p>the real angkor adventure only starts from 4.30pm. we went to get our pass for the next day at 4.30pm. (for your information, 1day pass costs USD20, 3day pass is USD40, 7day cost USD60). since we are in Siem Reap for only 4days, we only bought ourselves a 1day pass.</p> <p>tips : if you go and get your pass at 4.30pm, you will be allowed to view sunset for free. just make sure that you go there early to avoid queue. once you get your photo taken and paid up for the pass. you are good to go!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ronPYEvsZt8/UDkBmiOZTYI/AAAAAAAACWU/KCydncMv5G8/s1600-h/IMG_0797%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0797" border="0" alt="IMG_0797" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-35nm6ABKr8A/UDkBnzEqfnI/AAAAAAAACWc/3TNqrL_Bsn8/IMG_0797_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378"></a> </p> <p>around 15 minute hike to Phnom Bakeng for our sunset view!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OZIJL9oPZMk/UDkBpc9FheI/AAAAAAAACWk/IBW9XW2nAtk/s1600-h/IMG_0799%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0799" border="0" alt="IMG_0799" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IDX2zxBq3ao/UDkBqhW8v_I/AAAAAAAACWs/5XlOjFaS4J0/IMG_0799_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378"></a> </p> <p>one of the many steep steps which we will encounter a lot! consider this as only level 1!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iymUZJm3uy8/UDkBsLqrQtI/AAAAAAAACW0/QZKeaKZvuF8/s1600-h/IMG_0802%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0802" border="0" alt="IMG_0802" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DEjni0YLNVo/UDkBtYmWHkI/AAAAAAAACW8/GCc-5ojdrmQ/IMG_0802_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Humans at every corner!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-F822WWT8Xo4/UDkBur7xA6I/AAAAAAAACXE/tbnyRLboi5Y/s1600-h/IMG_0826%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0826" border="0" alt="IMG_0826" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FItvLc5b8Ao/UDkBv9qHYbI/AAAAAAAACXM/nUhRn5DrUAU/IMG_0826_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>see that cylinder thingy in the middle? it’s actually a male fertility symbol (aka Lingga). it is laid on top of squarish shape which is female fertility symbol (aka Yoni). can see this on almost all, if not all temples!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GPXiHHfKuOE/UDkBxCHRaAI/AAAAAAAACXU/cqQogNJpnlg/s1600-h/IMG_0855%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0855" border="0" alt="IMG_0855" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lxdWiikXHx8/UDkBzFqxvWI/AAAAAAAACXc/_CF_jAzmie0/IMG_0855_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378"></a> </p> <p>at last! sunset!</p> <p>more post of Angkor Temples in the next post!</p> badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-7885115464268807752012-03-26T00:00:00.000+08:002012-03-27T21:09:00.353+08:00London work and play! (01.07.11 – 10.07.11) – Part 4<p>This is the final post of my working trip!</p> <p>We left Norwich on Friday morning to go back to London and spend the weekend there before taking the flight back to Malaysia on Saturday.</p> <p>This time is the same, we went around London with the Original Bus tour since it’s the most convenient way. On this trip, we stayed is another hotel at the other side of the town. I can’t really recall the name of the hotel but I think it has something to do with Thistle. Haha.</p> <p>Some cam-whoring inside the hotel room.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d3aRvHpKpkc/T27YqIttawI/AAAAAAAAAaw/KPHDeU402QM/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image002" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2yC_enqLtpQ/T27YrMGFw8I/AAAAAAAAAa4/fCX9GEZb1Yg/clip_image002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WJnjC_QzCqE/T27Ysdlh5MI/AAAAAAAAAbA/NxxtdTmIwx4/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image004" border="0" alt="clip_image004" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GmB7NcS43Fk/T27YtbR3PZI/AAAAAAAAAbI/OE-oYtqmw0E/clip_image004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a></p> <p>Our hotel is just a walking distance from the British Museum. I think it’s free to go in, but we decided not to go in because we did not want to waste time. Haha… too little time too much to see in London.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OlOJCgjLsXo/T27YuudyoDI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/mg8xNzXgnpY/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image006" border="0" alt="clip_image006" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yw2GLrdrri0/T27YvoMeZYI/AAAAAAAAAbY/9acIinpkKro/clip_image006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ukis6Vo7Wns/T27YwdizGBI/AAAAAAAAAbc/sWUglbcF2II/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image008" border="0" alt="clip_image008" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z_CqGmcss6I/T27Yxe_WiHI/AAAAAAAAAbo/8KY0ukJ64BE/clip_image008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Ice-cream or crepes anyone? Both this vehicles are parked in the compound of the British Museum. As much as I wish to buy that ice-cream… but the weather is too cold for me. It has been raining every now and then during our second trip to London. You might notice that there is no sunlight in most of my pics.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AQlE37GR85w/T27YypU-CzI/AAAAAAAAAbw/5_dwiZxqUFI/s1600-h/clip_image010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image010" border="0" alt="clip_image010" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KZ2sNPCVTaI/T27YzkmqQII/AAAAAAAAAb4/2HcRC4LSmjY/clip_image010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>The Russell is one of the famous hotel in London. Did not get to stay there, so only took a pic of it then the bus passed by the hotel.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tL_GICGjxTM/T27Y0niVcQI/AAAAAAAAAcA/rOA9UJRSEag/s1600-h/clip_image012%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image012" border="0" alt="clip_image012" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6G_zWwUlsQ8/T27Y1mfDR6I/AAAAAAAAAcE/IiS16lC-rzA/clip_image012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lBFbVdEeRiM/T27Y2sXCXEI/AAAAAAAAAcM/G6F4YgPVnT0/s1600-h/clip_image014%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image014" border="0" alt="clip_image014" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XMkBwiMAocQ/T27Y3VAhgUI/AAAAAAAAAcY/99FYLrtbFXk/clip_image014_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>London telephone booth. I don’t think anyone even uses it now. Haha</p> <p>Next, we got down from the bus at St.Paul’s Cathedral stop to have a closer look of the area there.</p> <p>And oh!! I was also busy going in to every sports shop in Norwich and London because I wanted to get football jerseys for badmonkey. Visited JJB Sports in Norwich to get him both England &amp; Man Utd Jersey. Then again saw a sport shop on sale when we got down to visit St Paul’s Cathedral. And managed to buy a blue color MU shirt. But silly me. MU never had a blue color jersey! I bought BadMonkey a MU training shirt by mistake!! Wahahahha!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zIks-2NBV8o/T27Y4l___YI/AAAAAAAAAcg/c8yAK8_Hlu8/s1600-h/clip_image016%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image016" border="0" alt="clip_image016" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RRKGTEwd0Mo/T27Y5gfkgaI/AAAAAAAAAco/-OmjXGQw8Vo/clip_image016_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="542" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-62ZukcqRjGc/T27Y7YAJtkI/AAAAAAAAAcw/OeQ6Cxp_gOk/s1600-h/clip_image018%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image018" border="0" alt="clip_image018" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-t_ggVngj4Fs/T27Y9jXbsdI/AAAAAAAAAc4/lKhflnezLYA/clip_image018_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>Exterior of St.Pauls</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GzAP0_Hn2DY/T27Y-UcNmgI/AAAAAAAAAdA/PMMSqV95j_o/s1600-h/clip_image020%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image020" border="0" alt="clip_image020" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_YApeP_htuE/T27Y_nm5gnI/AAAAAAAAAdI/yIUjaOxnM6c/clip_image020_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6ICxCxRA3Vo/T27ZAvXl33I/AAAAAAAAAdQ/uBHn9Jm-Puc/s1600-h/clip_image022%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image022" border="0" alt="clip_image022" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-78nzcJ4AibI/T27ZBeLVVbI/AAAAAAAAAdY/edL91JiBWSc/clip_image022_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>Can’t really post any pics on the interior of St.Paul’s Cathedral because photograph is prohibited in the church- took some pic before I was told that pictures are not allowed in the cathedral. I did not really pay the admission fee and visit the inside of the church because in my opinion £14.50 per person is expensive. Although my company is the one that will be paying in the end lah.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LcgBpKdv6TA/T27ZCYuoU_I/AAAAAAAAAdg/PHearywRRgw/s1600-h/clip_image024%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image024" border="0" alt="clip_image024" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gqWPiG61N8M/T27ZDFO6SsI/AAAAAAAAAdo/aEkCiw_qTw4/clip_image024_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Still at St.Paul’s Cathedral area.</p> <p>We had our lunch in an Italian Restaurant just the opposite of St Paul’s Cathedral. And I still miss the taste of the pizza and pasta that we had there….. below is the picture of the 2 dish that we ordered. Pardon me for not remembering what are both the dish called. I just remembered that the pizza is just cheese and vegetables. No meat. And the pasta was served with some smoked turkey or something like that. Yummy! Yummy!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UkQkYW29mK8/T27ZE6R9eSI/AAAAAAAAAdw/7UvTsdtLue8/s1600-h/clip_image026%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image026" border="0" alt="clip_image026" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-U31G6iGCDQc/T27ZF-xbBbI/AAAAAAAAAd4/nyjO7GqoNco/clip_image026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Mj_TbG4nmSI/T27ZGlx3GyI/AAAAAAAAAeA/5QSpR_2btjo/s1600-h/clip_image028%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image028" border="0" alt="clip_image028" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-L8iKW0bd2hc/T27ZH6AuFmI/AAAAAAAAAeI/3L2qfrBdZGM/clip_image028_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Our next stop was the Tower Bridge.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tQ0e78fbqt0/T27ZI9fXa7I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/KgTnyrZ-vQI/s1600-h/clip_image030%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image030" border="0" alt="clip_image030" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-30PS2_rRn8c/T27ZJhQisMI/AAAAAAAAAeY/VDRhat1K5ww/clip_image030_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="363" height="543" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HcWS372dgcc/T27ZKmc7vgI/AAAAAAAAAeg/J5lHnClwOkM/s1600-h/clip_image032%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image032" border="0" alt="clip_image032" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W4ZYUhFX4Fc/T27ZL2T5-cI/AAAAAAAAAeo/f7CB-yMdEvE/clip_image032_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="363" height="543" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KR632yc21oQ/T27ZMjuDNkI/AAAAAAAAAe0/eHNodWmJwRs/s1600-h/clip_image034%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image034" border="0" alt="clip_image034" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-o74LV29rYIM/T27ZN2y3__I/AAAAAAAAAe8/GKsBSsN8oJg/clip_image034_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-T6uoCoc3dMM/T27ZOrbpA0I/AAAAAAAAAfE/FSBfA9-rE1E/s1600-h/clip_image036%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image036" border="0" alt="clip_image036" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ru-A8tLMhSU/T27ZPx_2psI/AAAAAAAAAfM/8oRfRZXPpE8/clip_image036_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xK1VzA10Jbo/T27ZQ7AXaHI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/TXuyqdYAG5s/s1600-h/clip_image038%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image038" border="0" alt="clip_image038" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ld93b-2o3sE/T27ZRg5SiZI/AAAAAAAAAfY/8pxVzaegQ7s/clip_image038_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>And just beside the Tower Bridge is the Tower of London (now you know how the bridge got it’s name!). The Crown Jewels is placed here. again. Need ££ to visit the Tower of London and again we decided to skip it. hahaha.. we are trying to save some money for our company.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0NKFOk8Ta8s/T27ZShws32I/AAAAAAAAAfk/O4iQGkvISeE/s1600-h/clip_image040%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image040" border="0" alt="clip_image040" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-spJmmhvXrYk/T27ZTazvFWI/AAAAAAAAAfs/9csmFkxFfl0/clip_image040_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6-DoQ8yp7is/T27ZUOFMwLI/AAAAAAAAAfw/KqN6A1AV1pc/s1600-h/clip_image042%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image042" border="0" alt="clip_image042" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QwADEMwHiWs/T27ZVGd1jfI/AAAAAAAAAf8/aV_TtnoQfpA/clip_image042_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Exterior wall of the Tower of London.</p> <p>Next stop, Buckingham Palace!! How could someone not taking picture at the gate of the Buckingham palace when you are in London??!! LOL!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hJbkbAnTJBQ/T27ZWL1XbAI/AAAAAAAAAgA/2RMOn1uskb4/s1600-h/clip_image044%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image044" border="0" alt="clip_image044" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-V542yGoxrLE/T27ZXAO4CII/AAAAAAAAAgM/MwoUZapXatY/clip_image044_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a></p> <p>There you go, mission accomplished!! LOL!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IWeb9MhNdgc/T27ZYE5HneI/AAAAAAAAAgU/1Ip6lT4Bjzk/s1600-h/clip_image046%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image046" border="0" alt="clip_image046" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-B4IQEILKMpY/T27ZZOORXiI/AAAAAAAAAgc/FzI-HLN-J3c/clip_image046_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pP8BObS5Crs/T27ZaDOz7JI/AAAAAAAAAgg/Pu--exnSn54/s1600-h/clip_image048%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image048" border="0" alt="clip_image048" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Pow6Hr7aWTs/T27Za_715rI/AAAAAAAAAgo/4uHqsrGz0KA/clip_image048_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>This is Victoria Memorial. It is placed at the centre of Queens Garden in front of the Buckingham Palace and is dedicated to Queen Victoria. Oh!! Look at the sky!!!</p> <p>We decided to go back to our hotel and freshen up before walking to Chinatown. But… we missed the last Original Tour bus going back to our hotel area. So we had to take a public bus instead.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_IRvucH0K5Q/T27ZbqAEeDI/AAAAAAAAAg0/e1wEed0PCJc/s1600-h/clip_image050%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image050" border="0" alt="clip_image050" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6f0Tr6PyS_I/T27ZcuKL2NI/AAAAAAAAAg8/U89eB9mJA6M/clip_image050_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>It is not really a very far distance ride. I still remembered that the bus ticker for each of us cost £2.20. We have to buy a ticket before getting onto the bus.</p> <p>Chinatown is just a few more streets away from our hotel. so we just walked there. The first thing we saw once we are 1 street away from our hotel is this…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kLDwKgzmgac/T27ZdpZkFVI/AAAAAAAAAhE/UGZ4ma7cXbw/s1600-h/clip_image052%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image052" border="0" alt="clip_image052" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-e6pbpEnA-jE/T27ZehE0DoI/AAAAAAAAAhM/N2VMpHMx73I/clip_image052_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>Yup.. I think it’s a fire. Don’t dare to go close as I still want to go home!! Haha… and also because Chinatown is not towards that street either.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IPsq-rssZgo/T27ZfZ7b7HI/AAAAAAAAAhU/KtcFf-vuY3U/s1600-h/clip_image054%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image054" border="0" alt="clip_image054" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yutgnh4TgLE/T27Zgck4ijI/AAAAAAAAAhc/xDoVjFTcTQA/clip_image054_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>Yay! Reached Chinatown.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bdQ3ZGwXst4/T27Zh38L07I/AAAAAAAAAhk/9kO6zQMFYjA/s1600-h/clip_image056%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image056" border="0" alt="clip_image056" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FNNXhvNsN6E/T27Zi_QeqRI/AAAAAAAAAhs/zF3ijZbbkcc/clip_image056_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Newspaper anyone? I think it’s free…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WKtQqlHZXTg/T27Zj-xyBZI/AAAAAAAAAh0/wNjVSeXtCwo/s1600-h/clip_image058%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image058" border="0" alt="clip_image058" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5eAnlvRsZDo/T27Zl3N2hOI/AAAAAAAAAh8/82VBH43wNek/clip_image058_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>So crowded… but actually it’s only 1 street and that’s it.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kNPJOdhIYxA/T27Zm1QE84I/AAAAAAAAAiE/4IA6iuai8A4/s1600-h/clip_image060%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image060" border="0" alt="clip_image060" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7R-p4e7w7sE/T27Zn0kkQLI/AAAAAAAAAiM/UywIpbEHW4A/clip_image060_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>Since not much to see here, we decided to have our dinner at one of the restaurant here. Why am I not surprise, the food here sucks big big time!!! I thought it will at least easy to my mouth since those shops owned by Chinese from China and Hong Kong because they speak Cantonese to each other. But I think I forgot one point that since their customers are mostly ‘guai lous’ who don’t really know how the original food taste like, so the cooks don’t really need to be able to cook tasty /original taste food!! And… because both of us are not ‘guai lou’ or even close.. we did not get good service from the waiters!!! Screw you china men!!!! No offence to those good man out there ya!!</p> <p>Took this pic on our way back to the hotel..</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JSC3p9rvRgo/T27ZolW6a7I/AAAAAAAAAiU/FR0oYijZB9I/s1600-h/clip_image062%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image062" border="0" alt="clip_image062" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IHnjN5HE9PY/T27ZpkCwCWI/AAAAAAAAAic/N5UUNDtd3A4/clip_image062_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Nice? One of the theatres when it’s all lit up at night.</p> <p>On our last day, before we go to the airport, we decided to walk around the streets near our hotel.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eDYcnNTsFOQ/T3G7z8HxSKI/AAAAAAAAAio/4f1CBVHl838/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B4%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image002[4]" border="0" alt="clip_image002[4]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sYQP5C2AzA0/T3G708GnUDI/AAAAAAAAAis/QJ97C4bc8gI/clip_image002%25255B4%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="543" /></a></p> <p>I remembered this street have all the branded shops. MNG, ZARA, so on and so forth.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-a3EFAWhsf4o/T3G71lpJmyI/AAAAAAAAAi4/4IIPx-lnfJ0/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B4%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image004[4]" border="0" alt="clip_image004[4]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HEONM3y_TP8/T3G72mDFWZI/AAAAAAAAAi8/dfhVpt5wvq8/clip_image004%25255B4%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a></p> <p>Policeman riding on a horse!!</p> <p>After the walk.. we went back to the hotel to get a cab to the Liverpool street station. Need to board the Stansted Express to the airport!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Lt_LFUkjtXM/T3G73mP3a5I/AAAAAAAAAjI/GbFzmdpB-mE/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B4%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image006[4]" border="0" alt="clip_image006[4]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VPFbNR9hwJM/T3G74gftouI/AAAAAAAAAjM/fxHCXHzGXP8/clip_image006%25255B4%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a></p> <p>In the train.. can’t wait to go home. But I’m sure not anticipating the 13 hours plane ride though!! Hate that!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZpYDWzPFbCs/T3G75nbSBeI/AAAAAAAAAjU/mDoVilfbq5U/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B4%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image008[4]" border="0" alt="clip_image008[4]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-thagSqr6Yls/T3G76RxLdTI/AAAAAAAAAjg/KxEjddG9q2c/clip_image008%25255B4%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>One of my meal on the plane. J</p> <p>After 13 freaking hours of plane ride, I’m back in Malaysia!! Woohoo!!!!</p> fatpighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199601173033555079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-36610296967143035132012-03-25T16:13:00.001+08:002012-03-25T16:13:50.735+08:00London work and play! (01.07.11 – 10.07.11) – Part 3<p>Train is our daily transportation to go to the office.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FDpt1JP8TG8/T27TMa69LPI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/HTgcVzDUN2g/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image002" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7KzI0MrXwQ8/T27TNblJcbI/AAAAAAAAAWY/YwJ5b1Kzwf8/clip_image002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>we will need to take the train from Norwich to Wroxham every morning to go to the office. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5cLSlzGmT7M/T27TOYveE6I/AAAAAAAAAWg/ReOZfJ_eM4I/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image004" border="0" alt="clip_image004" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Wj3LuWj2cek/T27TPas1QZI/AAAAAAAAAWo/HhMXe84yeZE/clip_image004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>I know I know, the train look old right? But the interior look a lot more better and clean and comfortable than our KTM.. haha…</p> <p>A train ride for 5 to 6 stop cost approx. £3.50 actually. Personally, I think it’s expensive. But the punctually of the train is superb! It reaches on the dot of the time written on the printed schedule!</p> <p>From Monday till Thursday, we had to report to work for the training. so we did not really visit anyway. or maybe nothing much to see in Wroxham.</p> <p>but…near our hotel, there is a ‘happening’ place called as the Norwich Riverside. There is an Imax theatre and some fancy restaurants. I think that is the only cinema is Norwich.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qEFzk8msDqM/T27TQUZzYEI/AAAAAAAAAWw/LOCbx1eGoYA/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image006" border="0" alt="clip_image006" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uGkLSyf8dKM/T27TRaCn5tI/AAAAAAAAAW4/IrJstwt0ITY/clip_image006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Above are the shops leading to the river side. We came to this place because I wanted to go to a sport shop located at the other side of the river to buy some football jersey for badmonkey. </p> <p>Just at the opposite road of our hotel, there is a pizza restaurant. We tried that on our second night there. The shop name is Prezzo. They serve very delicious pizza.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GHN9Bus01sc/T27TSPfV4SI/AAAAAAAAAXA/Xdx8nyetiIg/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image008" border="0" alt="clip_image008" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CVVnCa90AMw/T27TTK1ZDSI/AAAAAAAAAXI/qX99annr54U/clip_image008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0TDhd9aUfpM/T27TT25FWOI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/jfxQlC2cfY0/s1600-h/clip_image010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image010" border="0" alt="clip_image010" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Qfaqlh9GHlQ/T27TVUh7jUI/AAAAAAAAAXY/dbq72aTJyUM/clip_image010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a></p> <p>Two of us can’t finish the two dish. But we saw a lady sitting beside us managed to finish a whole pizza that big all by herself.</p> <p>During our stay in Norwich, our colleague took us for a few hours tour around Norwich town, some of the places we visited was Norwich Cathedral, Norwich market..</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4Vp12Y9L3S4/T27TWQ54qYI/AAAAAAAAAXg/M-mQBJAqjNc/s1600-h/clip_image012%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image012" border="0" alt="clip_image012" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zpGeMKEYtEQ/T27TXTRQTKI/AAAAAAAAAXo/bydXxGdBvY4/clip_image012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aK_uObk-dtY/T27TYJkBG9I/AAAAAAAAAXw/ulSN-s0BX-g/s1600-h/clip_image014%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image014" border="0" alt="clip_image014" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wfYQljGX_lM/T27TZMHI19I/AAAAAAAAAX4/JoL3hoNZjYM/clip_image014_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LLGcg7HY7o8/T27TaSY1UlI/AAAAAAAAAYA/wKdAgSVxU7k/s1600-h/clip_image016%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image016" border="0" alt="clip_image016" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aMg9RdZzSao/T27TbQ-nvDI/AAAAAAAAAYI/krpzXHE-YjM/clip_image016_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Guess what I saw at the market?</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_qFs10JMkgk/T27Tcr0dE-I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/oGtPt_li6Vk/s1600-h/clip_image018%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image018" border="0" alt="clip_image018" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vYERHRcc1Po/T27TdXq9BPI/AAAAAAAAAYY/T5z2opuTLIk/clip_image018_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rA86JnFHR_A/T27Teo6YKpI/AAAAAAAAAYg/ooZPYQau8_8/s1600-h/clip_image020%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image020" border="0" alt="clip_image020" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WDlIGG90jNk/T27TfRtMKNI/AAAAAAAAAYo/-R8PNlzT92A/clip_image020_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_KZrjKjWkgA/T27Tgdy_UrI/AAAAAAAAAYs/oyNLCjI7Cgs/s1600-h/clip_image022%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image022" border="0" alt="clip_image022" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VLA1RN2eFCI/T27Thf1y4xI/AAAAAAAAAY4/vhn7DS_oCms/clip_image022_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>Do you notice what’s the difference of the white house in this picture? The bottom part of the house is smaller than the top part of the house. I also heard tat there is ghost story about this house. Don’t ask me what’s the story about… haha.. coz I don’t know either.</p> <p>There is a bar in Norwich serves very nice food. We had one of our dinner there. As usual dinner served with Champagne. But to be frank.. I keep drinking wine or champagne every time I’m offered some. Reason is the Summer weather is still cold for me. Haha.. Drinking alcohol helps to keep my body warm. Haha.. what a good excuse to drink!! Hehehhehe</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fYDtLZ8knio/T27TiPIb5_I/AAAAAAAAAZA/my5_sw0FrlM/s1600-h/clip_image024%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image024" border="0" alt="clip_image024" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-led7A892bsU/T27TjQkKcaI/AAAAAAAAAZI/3GDtFkj8mGs/clip_image024_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-x-Pz3yvj5Bc/T27TkBzAFeI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/oOI4Rrank3w/s1600-h/clip_image026%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image026" border="0" alt="clip_image026" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9i0A4LqtycM/T27TlHS8eeI/AAAAAAAAAZY/VqvnfT0Fg5Y/clip_image026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9UfOsXopy90/T27TmEZBA3I/AAAAAAAAAZg/eFIyQ1cisk0/s1600-h/clip_image028%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image028" border="0" alt="clip_image028" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uMZAPZypJv0/T27TnWMchNI/AAAAAAAAAZo/jL2ZrpWnWbs/clip_image028_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-M09fp01LPBQ/T27TopfAjrI/AAAAAAAAAZw/Stf6GbYY-Zo/s1600-h/clip_image030%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image030" border="0" alt="clip_image030" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1M4aKNNDlFI/T27TpZi5XxI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/9UTWEUrfQOc/clip_image030_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>Spoons on the wall as decoration?</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-h9SiRj7Hik4/T27TqV1rNzI/AAAAAAAAAaA/jkl0y_IO3zc/s1600-h/clip_image032%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image032" border="0" alt="clip_image032" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-X6A53tW14Eg/T27TrK7OlhI/AAAAAAAAAaI/tlTb6tMSC08/clip_image032_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a></p> <p>Nice chandelier….</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UOcrigRDcWA/T27TsNrKhaI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/2uWmHej2Mac/s1600-h/clip_image034%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image034" border="0" alt="clip_image034" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3ObY40laymA/T27TtM63mzI/AAAAAAAAAaY/3Ge6zE_a18o/clip_image034_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>One of the streets in Norwich town.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-77WT1SnSlrQ/T27TuMLv0zI/AAAAAAAAAac/hDpx1iqHYEI/s1600-h/clip_image036%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image036" border="0" alt="clip_image036" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nEiooeWNUiI/T27TvJulsZI/AAAAAAAAAak/eWS4fzDwlFI/clip_image036_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a></p> <p>£0.55 for a pack of cherries!! So cheap!!! Can I have cherries as our local fruit?? Cheaper than a comb of bananas here in Malaysia leh!!</p> <p>Norwich trips stops here. We will be taking a train back to London tomorrow morning to continue our London trip. I’m gonna miss this quiet town. </p> fatpighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199601173033555079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-53950357579490712442012-03-23T00:00:00.002+08:002012-03-30T09:46:15.889+08:00London work and play! (01.07.11 – 10.07.11) - Part 2The next day, we checked out and left our bags on with the Hotel Concierge after breakfast because we will be taking the London bus for sight-seeing before going back to Norwich.<br />While waiting for the UK colleagues to get down to the lobby, me and my KL colleague had some cam-whoring time. LOL.<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0zFQOTq3Nj8/T2s6i3zDSII/AAAAAAAAAOw/QK9K47O8AYU/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image002" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Sqr3I6eqoPM/T2s6kgJWSjI/AAAAAAAAAO4/VPtHm9tImy0/clip_image002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KtjAv0iJPvw/T2s6lvMLguI/AAAAAAAAAPA/zKyLUNVRLyc/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image004" border="0" alt="clip_image004" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SiRQENbIGo4/T2s6mRwyUwI/AAAAAAAAAPE/jPJ-vtICiog/clip_image004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />This is located at the opposite of our Hotel entrance. It’s actually one of the side entrances of the Buckingham Palace. :)<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FnhA1UAcahA/T2s6nd5aFwI/AAAAAAAAAPM/J2VqOynKJhA/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image006" border="0" alt="clip_image006" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wmvVI5KjbjM/T2s6od0hMVI/AAAAAAAAAPY/EcivNDFEEl0/clip_image006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><br />Hmm… where to now?<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--lqjK8MIlrE/T2s6pgOr6wI/AAAAAAAAAPg/mt3fDZ76bUI/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image008" border="0" alt="clip_image008" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mPCviUqRt5A/T2s6q5DEenI/AAAAAAAAAPo/AhTlTgcEzjA/clip_image008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />It’s sight-seeing time. I totally forgot how much it cost for a full day pass to ride this tour. Earphone is provided for all the passenger of the ride. Because of this…<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Y5q44fzBTbI/T2s6rzfHTzI/AAAAAAAAAPw/daWH7nRsqAA/s1600-h/clip_image010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image010" border="0" alt="clip_image010" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WyT71ubQEDY/T2s6swkPM7I/AAAAAAAAAP4/0Gq4bYACeG8/clip_image010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />You may choose the language that you prefer to listen for the ‘guided’ sight-seeing ride. A route map of The Original Tour bus will also be given to us to inform us on the route that the bus will be using and where we can hop on and off the bus. Actually, the bus sight-seeing is for us to familiarise ourselves with London and to decide where we want to visit during our second trip back to London which is the next weekend. It’s Cam-whoring time again!!<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2EWnwAIgpKw/T2s6uOITY9I/AAAAAAAAAQA/IxllhUjEKIw/s1600-h/clip_image012%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image012" border="0" alt="clip_image012" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iWjkn2UM_Oo/T2s6vEfPclI/AAAAAAAAAQI/CZWCYzgwC6Y/clip_image012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />This is the Marble Arch. Don’t ask me the history of this as I have no idea. Too many landmarks all around London with historical meaning. Can’t remember most of them. hehe..<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EqSO4ca6HoY/T2s6wQuuusI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/GCShePWJys0/s1600-h/clip_image014%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image014" border="0" alt="clip_image014" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i76kT3RuGk8/T2s6xS6IG4I/AAAAAAAAAQY/mF8fug_mB5A/clip_image014_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />Really wanted to visit Madame Tussauds but the crowd is always huge.<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0DiBkwoxgaQ/T2s6yt4pgtI/AAAAAAAAAQg/I2INkw6j5N0/s1600-h/clip_image016%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image016" border="0" alt="clip_image016" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yKNfP_QAtSM/T2s6zkkH1nI/AAAAAAAAAQo/YLUMJ2Vv3jY/clip_image016_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />Piccadilly Circus anyone?<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BpFzzZWncU4/T2s61DcVCfI/AAAAAAAAAQw/z38NWh8uIqw/s1600-h/clip_image018%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image018" border="0" alt="clip_image018" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-khhe3fUEa_Q/T2s62Hd_XtI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/IOZi8waCDtc/clip_image018_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />The Trafalgar square – they have started to count down for the London Olympic Games 2012 with the digital clock placed there.<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N83cTHb3u9Y/T2s63MGI8zI/AAAAAAAAARA/nyMjaR_qIfM/s1600-h/clip_image020%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image020" border="0" alt="clip_image020" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bHEtxiV-c6o/T2s64EzUjGI/AAAAAAAAARI/7VtcftXYL2k/clip_image020_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />The Westminster Underground Station<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HxCv5btS4Ic/T2s65MY8LUI/AAAAAAAAARQ/vS8jXpagibE/s1600-h/clip_image022%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image022" border="0" alt="clip_image022" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LAb-CU2NqmQ/T2s66o82mdI/AAAAAAAAARY/-w24wMsXXb0/clip_image022_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />This is where Prince Charles & Princess Kate got married! The Westminster’s Abbey<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sYnpfDB-5w0/T2s67--J1TI/AAAAAAAAARg/ULmJgT9b6e4/s1600-h/clip_image024%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image024" border="0" alt="clip_image024" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nCmor1ZgYmA/T2s68yrP3vI/AAAAAAAAARo/gcf-4OBpvUc/clip_image024_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />The Big Ben and the house of Parliament<br />All the above pictures were taken when we are on the bus. Our first stop and getting down of the bus was to get the London Eye ride. J<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cv5J6f-X0a4/T2s691IqqQI/AAAAAAAAARw/RmBtblS0dcM/s1600-h/clip_image026%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image026" border="0" alt="clip_image026" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Da1iSFEf1Ro/T2s6-3KZZ5I/AAAAAAAAAR4/9jdGcY6iKeA/clip_image026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dtRZWsyrnxU/T2s6__5SzfI/AAAAAAAAASA/UbgGejvs88E/s1600-h/clip_image028%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image028" border="0" alt="clip_image028" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IckmV5yPGcQ/T2s7AzlglOI/AAAAAAAAASI/bIqJB11UZZM/clip_image028_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-r9r83Ps5tCs/T2s7CYExMtI/AAAAAAAAASQ/tbZtUH1m5io/s1600-h/clip_image030%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image030" border="0" alt="clip_image030" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xIMseG5wXpY/T2s7DM1B50I/AAAAAAAAASY/VhvvtFxiXKg/clip_image030_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Vw2dZVagW8E/T2s7EttIWYI/AAAAAAAAASg/N5E4ojuL9hs/s1600-h/clip_image032%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image032" border="0" alt="clip_image032" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-K_vaa6sB3fc/T2s7GIofKeI/AAAAAAAAASo/yXwmrpwqBfI/clip_image032_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="363" height="543" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vRQtks_rfpw/T2s7HbpdPQI/AAAAAAAAASw/bU7zQpDFr8s/s1600-h/clip_image034%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image034" border="0" alt="clip_image034" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kBUFOLi_7h8/T2s7Ia90h2I/AAAAAAAAAS4/ZOuMIBGg-gA/clip_image034_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="307" /></a><br />This is the London Bridge. View from the London Eye capsule.<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2pwn33AgvtM/T2s7J2FZ4CI/AAAAAAAAATA/1yz__yR3UgE/s1600-h/clip_image036%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image036" border="0" alt="clip_image036" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7DmQByd7P8I/T2s7LIoeyaI/AAAAAAAAATI/tv4go-IfuFc/clip_image036_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><br />River Thames Cruise. This cruise ride comes in free of charge with the purchase of The Original Bus tour. We did not ride the cruise because of the crowd.<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DWD1d9YSRqI/T2s7MKt4IjI/AAAAAAAAATQ/jS2ICvqllNw/s1600-h/clip_image038%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image038" border="0" alt="clip_image038" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MFNONcabpZ0/T2s7NS6R2TI/AAAAAAAAATY/4LGXNt48zDI/clip_image038_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><br />St. Paul Cathedral’s view from the bus.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZzyTys24LN8/T2s7OQXYcaI/AAAAAAAAATg/cAXHto9r_nA/s1600-h/clip_image040%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image040" border="0" alt="clip_image040" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7pafFmu6XA8/T2s7PqCMmKI/AAAAAAAAATo/drSZSlLbU4s/clip_image040_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><br />Still at St Paul’s Cathedral<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mG0jbA48-8M/T2s7Q5eYybI/AAAAAAAAATw/djGVmx3Hz5c/s1600-h/clip_image042%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image042" border="0" alt="clip_image042" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-P_09FSL9TSk/T2s7RpXmmsI/AAAAAAAAAT4/NNLB2hkym28/clip_image042_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><br />And the above beautiful bridge is actually called as the Tower Bridge and not the London Bridge. People tend to think that this is the London Bridge because it is a lot more magnificent and the London Bridge. Note that the military ship on the right side of the picture is actually a Museum (If my memory serves me right!).<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bk2IklDV4jw/T2s7S_P9Q6I/AAAAAAAAAUA/jNVlCMsu1yg/s1600-h/clip_image044%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image044" border="0" alt="clip_image044" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Zecs9JZNXAc/T2s7TzO9hUI/AAAAAAAAAUI/Xvrk9TwPlJI/clip_image044_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><br />More Tower Bridge’s picture as the bus is moving on the bridge.<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MvBOgRpnyL8/T2s7VNW84eI/AAAAAAAAAUM/TnArbwRA558/s1600-h/clip_image046%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image046" border="0" alt="clip_image046" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-e4mnLTqZJIs/T2s7WVGJTdI/AAAAAAAAAUU/unZb_n84nh8/clip_image046_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><br />Another crowded place. People willing to pay to get ‘heart attack’ at the London Dungeon!!<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Zk9uDTXs_4A/T2s7cM0i7lI/AAAAAAAAAUg/9kLDpJhH0z8/s1600-h/clip_image048%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image048" border="0" alt="clip_image048" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-p-l5EZDyh6g/T2s7fTrdzaI/AAAAAAAAAUo/SyC5vLmrL9E/clip_image048_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><br />as the bus was turning to another street, I managed to get a closer shot of the Parliament house! J<br />And oh!! I have no idea why, but seems like if you are in London, then it’s a must for you to visit the Harrods! And so we did! LOL!!<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uEhTERgRve8/T2s7lSQWchI/AAAAAAAAAUw/iejvmIkKFA4/s1600-h/clip_image050%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image050" border="0" alt="clip_image050" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-n74uzQ5U4nk/T2s7quQ_RbI/AAAAAAAAAU4/Pbfi7vIEHjQ/clip_image050_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><br />The interior (ceiling) of Harrods.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rFPkpPfG7Qw/T2s7uaVI-dI/AAAAAAAAAVA/MH9M7g2FwhA/s1600-h/clip_image052%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image052" border="0" alt="clip_image052" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8B2sgj4znLs/T2s7vhftR5I/AAAAAAAAAVI/jMeaGSTHkpI/clip_image052_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><br />Another ceiling<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TA0DJU4dVgU/T2s7w_jsHiI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/MBgxMvzo3PI/s1600-h/clip_image054%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image054" border="0" alt="clip_image054" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FrPPjnc-TaY/T2s7x-XVVNI/AAAAAAAAAVY/uARYQZxxsBE/clip_image054_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="543" /></a><br />Mini balcony which are located beside the escalators. I even saw an opera singer singing her heart out. Entertaining the customer that is travelling on the escalator. Sorry, did not manage to get a pic of her singing though!<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cvgH8pqi6BU/T2s7zT2L0II/AAAAAAAAAVg/a8vMRCzKE1A/s1600-h/clip_image056%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image056" border="0" alt="clip_image056" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j7-mYSPOCY0/T2s70c_CzUI/AAAAAAAAAVo/-okW03gdkSo/clip_image056_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><br />Even the back of the escalator have designs!<br />After window shopping at the Harrods, we took a cab back to the hotel to collect our bags and took the express train back to Stansted and drove back to Norwich as we will be staying in Norwich for the week. The office is a short train ride from Norwich town. It’s the end for the first part of London trip.<br />We had dinner at the hotel’s restaurant before going back to our own room to rest for the day.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P0nTjQUIbtw/T2s716NWISI/AAAAAAAAAVw/HFsC6Qqf_oI/s1600-h/clip_image058%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image058" border="0" alt="clip_image058" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4s7fyN1GTcQ/T2s73KMh_gI/AAAAAAAAAV4/jBesgQsBXeA/clip_image058_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="308" /></a><br />Pic above is the view from my room window, just beside Norwich’s main river. The other side of the river is actually the Norwich train station! How convenient!<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-igLZncJ778Y/T2s74FVVHkI/AAAAAAAAAWA/3txTv5CMiB4/s1600-h/clip_image060%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="clip_image060" border="0" alt="clip_image060" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-33cEgTnWkaI/T2s75uqEUjI/AAAAAAAAAWI/635l5gXa290/clip_image060_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="274" /></a>fatpighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199601173033555079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-33309124779094871082012-03-22T22:24:00.002+08:002012-03-23T08:55:37.837+08:00London work and play! (01.07.11 – 10.07.11) – Part 1It has been so long since I blogged. Hehe. Too busy with work and home I guess. Workload has definitely increased since my trip to UK. Company sent us to our UK office for one week long training. The best part is that this is a fully paid trip including food, drink and leisure! Yay!!!<br />Company only allowed us to take Air Asia to Stansted, UK. But.. We are allowed to buy whatever comfort kit or hot seat and claim everything that we want to eat and drink on the plane. Regretted for not taking the premium seats..Wait a minute if I were to get the premier seat, why didn’t the company just allow us to fly in other better airline? Don’t really know what all the ‘guai lou’ are thinking. 14 hours in a crampy seat!! Can die man!!!<br />In case you are wondering why I used ‘we’ in the blog. I went with another colleague, the reason is because company knew that I never travelled that far and they decided to get a ‘bodyguard’ for me. Haha.<br />We stayed in a hotel beside Stansted airport on the night we landed because our London sight-seeing trip starts the next day.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3wuoy2JJTzU/T2s1UkyXnkI/AAAAAAAAAJA/eYV4dp2dDg4/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image002" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fEUXv8y8cD0/T2s1Vrw_6sI/AAAAAAAAAJI/-_2rX_Z2fJ4/clip_image002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378" /></a><br />I was told that this hotel is famous for their bar named Angel’s Wine Tower Bar.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bo96B2gujFE/T2s1WlxrSkI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/f5W8mxrcgPo/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image004" border="0" alt="clip_image004" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DHn4ZPW80Ro/T2s1YAIHX5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/OefhzhsbMoc/clip_image004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378" /></a><br />Sorry for the crappy picture. The wines are stacked so up high that when a customer orders a bottle of wine, an ‘angel’ or I mean the worker will then strap herself with cables which will then pull her up to look for the wine. No luck of snapping a picture of an ‘angel’ is soaring high that night though.<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NfF5YwCTabs/T2s1ZS2a1LI/AAAAAAAAAJg/7pjJmpd8RPk/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image006" border="0" alt="clip_image006" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-g67Hd51oyYQ/T2s1aYqFihI/AAAAAAAAAJo/BhcCHFXtq4w/clip_image006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />A clearer picture of the tower in the morning.<br />We checked out of the hotel early morning and waited for 2 of our collegues from the UK office to meet as at the Stansted Airport as they will be our London tour guide. We took an express train to London.<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Zx8dK_91Ahg/T2s1bYZOrQI/AAAAAAAAAJw/qqX9x4P4DZY/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image008" border="0" alt="clip_image008" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ScOumRjQFgY/T2s1ce0opCI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/3ja8cV6F6ao/clip_image008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="483" height="363" /></a><br />The train station is right in the Stansted Airport.<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UXWFPXxhwoM/T2s1dhJd_EI/AAAAAAAAAKA/308ONU8eblk/s1600-h/clip_image010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image010" border="0" alt="clip_image010" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IhzIE1sm0xA/T2s1ezTEahI/AAAAAAAAAKI/cRHHmcZLjco/clip_image010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />The Stansted Express train.<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NThNdsTJcZI/T2s1gV0WD-I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/Tm7jDimZnQg/s1600-h/clip_image012%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image012" border="0" alt="clip_image012" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TYV7-LsxMUs/T2s1hUoHSGI/AAAAAAAAAKY/1SVzQIxl7Mc/clip_image012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />We reached London’s Liverpool Street Station after around 1 hour train ride. ‘People mountain people sea’ literally! Very very huge crowd! One of the reason why London was so crowded is because there were some strike and parades going on that weekend. and oh, it was Saturday morning when we reach London. Pictures of the strikes will be posted later.<br />We then took the famous London Black Cab to our Hotel. Ruben’s Hotel which is situated on Buckingham Palace Road itself. Yay!! The hotel is situated exactly opposite the Buckingham Palace but it’s a shame that I did not get the Buckingham Palace view from my room. Come to think of it. my room cost some what around £250 per night. If it’s a Buckingham Palace view, I can imagine maybe It will cost more than £500 per night.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Qr3nLiaQ9QI/T2s1ie4sRhI/AAAAAAAAAKg/HGNvyhfWdpI/s1600-h/clip_image014%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image014" border="0" alt="clip_image014" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SAFVWqGKlpA/T2s1jkJqn8I/AAAAAAAAAKo/K2ty8HWwdaI/clip_image014_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378" /></a><br />Every room in the Ruben’s has its own theme. I got this room which I liked very much because of it’s chandelier and the huge mirror at the back of the bed. This room is actually very small as from the mirror reflection; you can actually see the full view of the room. The door at the back of me (from the mirror) is the bathroom. And the main door of the room is on right.<br />Once checked in, it’s London tour time! Yay! But.. before we start anything, we were greeted by them.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yYSsFbT1xh8/T2s1k-tG6xI/AAAAAAAAAKw/GF9dtW9qql4/s1600-h/clip_image016%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image016" border="0" alt="clip_image016" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Cv9vMrPTA6Q/T2s1lyeOWII/AAAAAAAAAK4/GU6ZueXTzp4/clip_image016_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5XgYAAuPpTI/T2s1m9BdqVI/AAAAAAAAALA/ntSW7eJ-dE0/s1600-h/clip_image018%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image018" border="0" alt="clip_image018" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kniRflrU7hQ/T2s1oNIiJ2I/AAAAAAAAALI/Qic4PHFSXqo/clip_image018_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WrhoSDD6sbw/T2s1pNNp_fI/AAAAAAAAALQ/oXT3FCqWBUA/s1600-h/clip_image020%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image020" border="0" alt="clip_image020" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bshY7yV1rLQ/T2s1qklmssI/AAAAAAAAALY/vcz9tRlbScQ/clip_image020_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />Not sure why, but most of them wears costume.<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PHY6UMbu1Lk/T2s1rvQeWnI/AAAAAAAAALg/XXOGuiTsMzA/s1600-h/clip_image022%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image022" border="0" alt="clip_image022" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J1tLCYwwAp4/T2s1s1UUBHI/AAAAAAAAALo/taVJYFZ_t1Q/clip_image022_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="378" /></a><br />And also because of all the strikes and parades. Most of the roads were closed. So we had to walk around the town areas.<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Tm9HdbNbiPQ/T2s1uQ72jsI/AAAAAAAAALw/lruI4jg87J4/s1600-h/clip_image024%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image024" border="0" alt="clip_image024" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4YmU2mPrPA0/T2s1vVmc4RI/AAAAAAAAAL4/2mTOQWssmo8/clip_image024_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="378" /></a><br />And.. the guys on the picture on top is not camping. They are on strike! For what purpose? I have no idea.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9qsy7oH1tCc/T2s1wh87exI/AAAAAAAAAMA/2N5XJB48rqM/s1600-h/clip_image026%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image026" border="0" alt="clip_image026" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WW78M9fYW5Y/T2s1xy64WWI/AAAAAAAAAMI/jhHgF48NNIk/clip_image026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />Sweet shop.. yummy!<br />Our first stop is to go to the Covent Garden area to have lunch.<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zCR8ZdIYtJA/T2s1y2Sz93I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/2Kf3iJwAwHk/s1600-h/clip_image028%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image028" border="0" alt="clip_image028" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lp5ndms4N3U/T2s10ObYmZI/AAAAAAAAAMY/BXjCB_yFVFo/clip_image028_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />Punch & Judy is one of the famous restaurants in Covent Garden. People would by a drink and sit on the balcony of the restaurant to enjoy some street shows like the one below.<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WPt6faWfBtA/T2s11UzoGkI/AAAAAAAAAMg/wEJaQLULPXc/s1600-h/clip_image030%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image030" border="0" alt="clip_image030" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vdys5SsbJZM/T2s12nm0R-I/AAAAAAAAAMo/Dc51IzPu9nM/clip_image030_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />This man is actually playing with ‘che ling’. For your information, ‘che ling’ is also called as the Chinese yo-yo. So obviously it’s a Chinese thing. I’m surprised that this ‘guai lou’ can entertain the crowd with it.<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hJXwBq4GxN0/T2s13rZCJqI/AAAAAAAAAMw/ci3TlY-h2ZY/s1600-h/clip_image032%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image032" border="0" alt="clip_image032" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LKk0UrbBzY0/T2s1433EnYI/AAAAAAAAAM4/G3oM6tmRLrM/clip_image032_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />Lunch at the Tuttons. Everyone drinks wine for breakie, lunch and dinner. It would be weird if someone orders juice. Haha..<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-A7uvtPhuDHk/T2s16Tq2omI/AAAAAAAAANA/5MSbaXfhQqo/s1600-h/clip_image034%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image034" border="0" alt="clip_image034" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AIR0GbNTutU/T2s17l1giBI/AAAAAAAAANI/AXaXMwxHBKg/clip_image034_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />Next stop, the Apple Market<br />. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F-Zm2BRMu48/T2s18iZgPFI/AAAAAAAAANQ/H4KiGOOLZjg/s1600-h/clip_image036%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image036" border="0" alt="clip_image036" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uZFzg1YDqA4/T2s1-WQArtI/AAAAAAAAANY/KzEckV8WCeg/clip_image036_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />Then the Jubilee Market Hall. All the markets are in Covent Garden.<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zP_QN33bU-I/T2s1_eq_m7I/AAAAAAAAANg/3vOZ5byG0XM/s1600-h/clip_image038%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image038" border="0" alt="clip_image038" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WCwKluHb8DE/T2s2AhsbRvI/AAAAAAAAANo/qer-cTF44vw/clip_image038_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kDeg8OiVnSg/T2s2BlC54PI/AAAAAAAAANw/Oaj3_f32W1s/s1600-h/clip_image040%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image040" border="0" alt="clip_image040" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VOI1wTTtBfE/T2s2CkaJVhI/AAAAAAAAAN4/V2X7iieEl8o/clip_image040_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="557" height="373" /></a><br />Nice 3D cards.<br />After a heavy lunch and some walking around, we had to rush back to the hotel to get ready for Billy Elliot. Because most of the streets are closed for vehicles due to the strikes and parades, we had to squeeze into a very very crowded London Underground Tube. And walk from a park near the Buckingham Palace to our hotel.<br />The park is actually very crowded. Since it’s summer, everyone was trying to get as much sunlight as possible on the park!<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pvvOImG-tis/T2s2D-R7mQI/AAAAAAAAAOA/6wZWlf5B0lw/s1600-h/clip_image042%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image042" border="0" alt="clip_image042" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ustl-R_cKGs/T2s2FNdcyxI/AAAAAAAAAOI/2GQcxqKzYKY/clip_image042_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="557" height="373" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SHywPmSjXys/T2s2G1wJaVI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/idWPGVkAtwU/s1600-h/clip_image044%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image044" border="0" alt="clip_image044" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KmWJcPfdq1o/T2s2H4E0LzI/AAAAAAAAAOY/gO-66a6RCZM/clip_image044_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="378" /></a><br />It’s Billy Elliot Time at the Victoria Palace.<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2di2eEtfPPk/T2s2JPbPjtI/AAAAAAAAAOg/hqHUIijzk4E/s1600-h/clip_image046%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="clip_image046" border="0" alt="clip_image046" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RyF6GkmLub0/T2s2Khv-SCI/AAAAAAAAAOo/2PlUz7psQk8/clip_image046_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="378" /></a><br />I was told that The Queen came to this Theatre before.<br />Watching theatre is a must if you visit London. The price of a ticket Is very much depends on what shows you are watching (each different theatre have their own show of course). For Billy Elliot, we paid somewhat around £65 per person. Of course if you want to sit on those upper decks the price will be a lot more expensive. It was a 2 - 3 hours show with a 15 minutes in between. I did enjoyed the show.. it was a nice and of course FOC experience. haha! We then had a light dinner at the hotel before going to bed.fatpighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199601173033555079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-61345437689726434392012-02-17T16:44:00.000+08:002012-03-18T16:50:18.842+08:00Valentines Day Dinner 2012<p>we are not a really big fan of valentines day as we think that it gets too commercialized and things get absurdly expensive.</p> <p>at least i think that way… or maybe because i’m stingy. haha!</p> <p>in the end, there are no candle lit dinner on a fancy restaurant this year. instead, we chose to made it ourselves on a few days before valentines day..</p> <p>without further ado, let me introduce the ingredients :-</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OGgWhLlZfEU/T2WhacFw0EI/AAAAAAAACSU/1n5xVx1KTxM/s1600-h/IMAG0265%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0265" border="0" alt="IMAG0265" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Kr_-Uup-q38/T2WhbcfeiSI/AAAAAAAACSY/iwzqBAkygYs/IMAG0265_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>1st main dish : beef burger patties mixed with parmesan cheese and french onion</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-T2FORuR1skQ/T2Whb35GTII/AAAAAAAACSk/jxr2Y5q8wxc/s1600-h/IMAG0266%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0266" border="0" alt="IMAG0266" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bB2XvcglZ_Q/T2WhdathlvI/AAAAAAAACSo/OdspJArYBUM/IMAG0266_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>mix everything together and we made it into a heart shape </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OVXzqHFpDH8/T2WheHujNCI/AAAAAAAACSw/0xyNlMEWZqs/s1600-h/IMAG0272%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0272" border="0" alt="IMAG0272" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Adv5WZ4I1w4/T2WhfRjEXCI/AAAAAAAACS8/XeaEpYl0c5A/IMAG0272_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>grill/fry the patties to perfection</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-a5RK2bwGfgk/T2WhgTMCY4I/AAAAAAAACTE/-BPTL62ZbMs/s1600-h/IMAG0273%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0273" border="0" alt="IMAG0273" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EYXdONR_PAY/T2WhhPrZibI/AAAAAAAACTM/0CN-VMRqRRw/IMAG0273_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>and of course, lay it on cheese and lettuce for the final touch. the cheese will be slightly melted once it got contact with the hot patty</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7J5N0rlk2Gs/T2WhisRLQfI/AAAAAAAACTU/ZK6OyT8jTWQ/s1600-h/IMAG0262%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0262" border="0" alt="IMAG0262" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TwtEqfzvDf8/T2WhkSfn0XI/AAAAAAAACTc/knQSOMMb6lI/IMAG0262_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>2nd main dish : minute steak and minimal marinade. the marinades are red wine, Lea & Perrins, soy sauce, black pepper and mixed herbs</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-esDGlmnD6DA/T2WhlKbRbaI/AAAAAAAACTg/zHgjjX_rk-A/s1600-h/IMAG0271%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0271" border="0" alt="IMAG0271" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bGZ8nzWgMbc/T2WhmUmOlaI/AAAAAAAACTs/2WKk7nnRRrM/IMAG0271_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>grill it to our preference, in our case, it’s medium well.</p> <p>and oh, i forgot to take pictures of the cranberry wine sauce for the steak! dang!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7-Ty6OuHGKE/T2Whnrv0ySI/AAAAAAAACT0/gHL_OltGQi4/s1600-h/IMAG0267%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0267" border="0" alt="IMAG0267" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OzyCm1rL8ys/T2Whoz4HMHI/AAAAAAAACT8/GvnDZTltyxY/IMAG0267_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="378"></a> </p> <p>mashed potatoes which is made by mixing boiled potatoes with garlic spread. just that easy. no sauce are needed.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9MpS_gJwHuM/T2WhptLiCxI/AAAAAAAACUE/VSN0XsJYiSs/s1600-h/IMAG0276%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0276" border="0" alt="IMAG0276" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6WBIuYj-eUI/T2WhqmE2_0I/AAAAAAAACUI/6FaDabXSb6w/IMAG0276_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>our own version of salad which consists of lettuce, carrot, tomatoes and one special ingredient!</p> <p>see the bits of meat on the photo? instead of getting bacon, we use leftover BBQ meat from Chinese New year.</p> <p>and of course, for the salad dressing, we only use olive oil and fish oil (something we found in the fridge. haha!)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vD_fBE8Obak/T2WhrZ4Y63I/AAAAAAAACUQ/ubVbxAXfPv0/s1600-h/IMAG0281%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0281" border="0" alt="IMAG0281" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nKL9LhxtiMo/T2WhsW5jgSI/AAAAAAAACUc/bL3ufMD29VM/IMAG0281_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>as for the soup, we got lazy. we just opt for an instant cream of mushroom soup and top it with mixed herbs. all this took less than 5 minutes!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JBmh42rWQTU/T2WhtLQayeI/AAAAAAAACUk/jR1Wjr_8RY8/s1600-h/IMAG0285%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0285" border="0" alt="IMAG0285" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QHORI0fCgTI/T2WhuLBe2QI/AAAAAAAACUs/h5Hlwr2h0SE/IMAG0285_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I61HjFsDWG4/T2WhvX2X-jI/AAAAAAAACU0/cc8sl2p0Eds/s1600-h/IMAG0291%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0291" border="0" alt="IMAG0291" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YeAMaJ7Ji_c/T2WhwQopYZI/AAAAAAAACU4/_qH-JPFPtT0/IMAG0291_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>and voila! behold the end result!</p> <p>*notice a lump of something between the burger bread and mashed postaloes? it is actually Gari, which is a japanese ginger pickle you see in japanese restaurant. since we don’t have pickled cucumber, we opt for Gari which we had made earlier.</p> <p>and of course, other than that, we went out for a valentines day movie premier a few days later too!</p> <p>which romantic movie you may ask?</p> <p>well… how about this one?</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-idFcjAYIQOI/T2WhxHSe-2I/AAAAAAAACVA/OkZRqgJHQf0/s1600-h/IMAG0308%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0308" border="0" alt="IMAG0308" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tXJLnRljJMk/T2WhyGYUb-I/AAAAAAAACVM/osnB8PdnJdk/IMAG0308_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>Ghost Rider 2! hahahaha!</p> <p>and the best thing is that the tickets are free as waifu won it from the radio station! haha!</p> <p>that was one of our cheapest valentines day celebration to date!!!</p> <p>*p/s : and oh, the movie sucks! lucky it was free!</p> badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394895765900827147.post-9629474121093275252012-02-07T22:52:00.000+08:002012-03-11T22:56:14.359+08:00Blueberry Tarts! 07.02.12<p>out of the blue, we found that there is a can of blueberry filling that will be expiring in a few months time.</p> <p>not sure when we bought it, but we were damn sure it was meant for baking blueberry pie (which we have not tried it yet!).</p> <p>since she never tried making the pie base, we decided not to take the risk and she made tarts instead!</p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1Yk0qJNkayo/T1y8wD0GLbI/AAAAAAAACQE/Ck89jtOSC3Q/s1600-h/IMAG0240%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0240" border="0" alt="IMAG0240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_QISI4JWcqY/T1y8xMdQjYI/AAAAAAAACQM/zvh7Yo5HzmU/IMAG0240_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> <p>master chef at work, tart shells in the making</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OYUJiJkyvEU/T1y8yImaIjI/AAAAAAAACQU/I56jxUaiidU/s1600-h/IMAG0241%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0241" border="0" alt="IMAG0241" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-y2SaU0894KA/T1y8zYa68vI/AAAAAAAACQc/p5b49QtZBOs/IMAG0241_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>these will be used to cover the top of the tarts</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-V2CKepVe9Fg/T1y80JG7JAI/AAAAAAAACQk/Zj2evF1Z16I/s1600-h/IMAG0242%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0242" border="0" alt="IMAG0242" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TddLyAoJjks/T1y81XdYraI/AAAAAAAACQs/yGtVzXdFGMs/IMAG0242_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="378"></a> </p> <p>the main ingredient!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--J9JtFozqm4/T1y82jExDhI/AAAAAAAACQ0/wyET415Pwvs/s1600-h/IMAG0245%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0245" border="0" alt="IMAG0245" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wbkd61f2KNE/T1y83uFA51I/AAAAAAAACQ4/meWeIM9zBPY/IMAG0245_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>we are lucky that we made tarts instead of pie as we found out a can of the blueberry can only make 14 tarts!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LAa46ZL1ZlU/T1y84sgYCpI/AAAAAAAACRE/4Lzl846qlA8/s1600-h/IMAG0248%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0248" border="0" alt="IMAG0248" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0ql6P1R20D4/T1y855IvEAI/AAAAAAAACRM/sm8pN3gdE0k/IMAG0248_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>there, before these tarts are off to the oven. WAIT! how come there are 15 tarts when a can can only fill out 14 tarts?</p> <p>well, since there is an extra tart shell, we salvage our kitchen to see what filling can be filled. in the end, we found a bottle of cranberry sauce! problem solved. from the photo above, i guess you will know, which is the one with special filling.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uDdewFWb_T4/T1y87Uq0dbI/AAAAAAAACRU/jae-U90lqRA/s1600-h/IMAG0251%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0251" border="0" alt="IMAG0251" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CB6Oaa29Cg0/T1y88TAfbSI/AAAAAAAACRc/czemxVCth7g/IMAG0251_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>waiting to sink our teeth on these lovely tarts!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6qov6bDgaeo/T1y89o3F7WI/AAAAAAAACRk/OZIIWPbT4-U/s1600-h/IMAG0253%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0253" border="0" alt="IMAG0253" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LhwqETUIJjI/T1y8-_zg4oI/AAAAAAAACRs/xN2fA42BHAo/IMAG0253_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>the end product! oh, and i only took one photo! a blur one. damn!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8wMtNzIfSiA/T1y8_6ub-OI/AAAAAAAACR0/ZSql68cftf8/s1600-h/IMAG0256%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0256" border="0" alt="IMAG0256" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UpeDCeKQYyk/T1y9A1qmm8I/AAAAAAAACR8/H_9WL1ZLXjY/IMAG0256_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>a close-up of one of the tarts</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7LSoQPeAkhM/T1y9B0WczXI/AAAAAAAACSE/YoJYpyscxwo/s1600-h/IMAG0257%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMAG0257" border="0" alt="IMAG0257" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8KUidZEa-MU/T1y9C3c1-II/AAAAAAAACSM/0YLD9JzQzpM/IMAG0257_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="378"></a> </p> <p>the special one!</p> <p>to sum up the result of fatpig’s tarts, i can only describe it in one word :</p> <p>AWESOME!!!!!</p> <p>and it’s her first time doing it!</p> badassmonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911931274826146433noreply@blogger.com1